This is where patterns break and something new begins.
Meet Dr. Lori Nabors | Therapist based in Peoria, IL
You don’t have to pretend everything is okay here.
If you’ve been holding your breath, bracing yourself, or falling apart behind the scenes—you’re in the right place.
This is a place for the women who are:
Carrying shit that isn’t theirs to carry (and maybe never was)
Exhausted by perfectionism, people-pleasing, and proving themselves
Drinking more than they used to and wondering what that means
Always the strong one, the helper, the dependable one—and completely burned out
Questioning if things are “bad enough” to ask for help
This is therapy that actually gets somewhere, and with someone who gets it. This is the work that makes a difference.
“She said to the women, Leave your pain here and go out and do your magnificent things. I didn’t know instructions like this were possible.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name: A Memoir
How I work
Let’s take the pressure off right away: you don’t need to spill your whole life story in the first session (or even the second).
I encourage women to commit to three initial sessions so we can actually slow down, get to know each other, and start unpacking things at a pace that doesn’t feel like floodgates bursting open.
I’m a human just like you, so I show up that way in the room.
I believe the relationship between us is the foundation of our therapeutic work. That means I’ll show up with curiosity, empathy, honesty, and the willingness to sit with whatever comes up, even (and especially) when it’s uncomfortable. You bring the lived experience, and I bring the clinical lens to help make sense of what’s been painful, confusing, or tangled up for way too long. We’ll figure it out together through real conversations, emotional honesty, and pointing out the patterns we’ll probably notice playing out right here between us.
This isn’t a place where we’ll just talk in circles. Long-term, meaningful change happens when insight is paired with action. If we are only gaining insight but don’t act on that insight, nothing will change, and nothing we’ve learned will matter.
After a collaborative conversation about your needs and goals, there may be times when I suggest an evidence-based practice like Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), CBT for Substance Use Disorders (CBT SUD), or Seeking Safety. But our work will always be grounded in relationship and trust. Because without that foundation, none of the tools really matter.
I’ll challenge you when it’s needed, I’ll name what’s showing up in the room, and I’ll own my shit when I get it wrong.
I’m committed to you and your growth through the work, as long as you’re willing to keep showing up too.
This is the work that makes a difference
This is the work that makes a difference
A Little Bit More About Me
If you’ve ever had a lyric hit you right in the feels while sitting in traffic—same. Music has always been one of my go-to ways to process what I’m feeling, and it tends to show up in the work I do with clients, too. (It may or may not involve Taylor Swift.)
I also know what it’s like to be the responsible one or an emotional manager—the person people rely on, even when you’re struggling yourself. If you’ve been the eldest daughter in every space you walk into—even if you’re not technically the eldest—I also get it. This practice was built for women like you.
Education & Background
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PsyD, Clinical Psychology – University of Indianapolis
MA, Clinical Psychology – University of Indianapolis
BS, Psychology – University of Florida
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Licensed Clinical Psychologist, IL (#071022101)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, WI (#3578-57)
PSYPACT Provider (#22721)
National Register Health Service Psychologist (#81670)
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Relational, attachment-based, trauma-informed work
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders (CBT SUD)
Seeking Safety
Motivational Interviewing
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Support For Wherever You Are
I’m based in Illinois, but I’m also a PSYPACT provider, which means I can offer therapy to clients who live in any PSYPACT-participating state—not just the one where I’m licensed. If you travel often, live in another state, or have recently moved, we can still work together as long as your state is part of the compact. You can check the full list of participating states here.
You might come in looking for the old you. But the work we do is about claiming a version that feels more like you than ever before.
Sessions available online based in Peoria. Serving Illinois & all PSY-PACT eligible states.
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