Lori Hancock-Muck, LMHC

Lori Hancock-Muck is an Iowa LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing addictions, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and life changes such as divorce, career shifts, and grief. Lori speaks English and practices in Iowa.

She frames therapy around practical steps and clear goals. Lori uses motivational interviewing to explore readiness for change and solution-focused techniques to build small, achievable steps. She also uses cognitive behavioral methods to identify patterns of thinking that feed anxiety, anger, or impulsive behavior and then practices alternate responses in session.

Her past work has included corrections, community mental health, outpatient substance use programs, and employee and student assistance settings. That background informs a direct, real-world approach to problems like addiction, impulse control, and caregiver stress. Lori emphasizes concrete strategies over abstract talk and helps people notice what works in daily life.

Sessions address specific concerns such as trouble sleeping, parenting stress, communication problems, guilt and shame, or feeling isolated. She also supports work on control issues, codependency, money and career worries, and rebuilding after separation. The focus is on manageable tools people can try between sessions.

Expect a collaborative process where strengths are identified and used to guide change. Lori invites clients to set short-term goals and revisit them regularly. She notes that change can be difficult but often becomes more doable with steady practice and practical supports.

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