Norene Vello, LPCC

Norene Vello is an Ohio LPCC - Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on grief, anxiety, depression, stress, relationships, family concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and life transitions. She uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Therapy in her work.

She approaches sessions in a direct, conversational way. She listens and helps people sort through what feels overwhelming. She uses mindfulness breathing, cognitive techniques, and assessments when helpful. She also draws on spiritual practices for clients who want that element included.

Her background includes a Master of Arts in Pastoral Clinical Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary and long experience running small women’s groups. In those groups she used meditation, prayer, journaling, art, music, and CBT to address depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and patterns of self-destructive behavior.

Norene works with adults across a range of concerns. She emphasizes the connection between physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual needs. Sessions often look at early life patterns, current relationships, and practical coping skills.

Expect conversations about concrete strategies and personal values. She can use cognitive and achievement assessments when those tools fit the issue. People who prefer integrating spiritual perspectives into therapy can bring that into sessions.

To start, she asks people to describe their main concerns and goals. From there she and the client choose techniques such as CBT or mindfulness exercises and set simple, measurable steps to try between sessions.

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