Lori Rosenfeld

LMSW, THERAPIST (SPECTRUM)

Lori Rosenfeld

LMSW, THERAPIST (SPECTRUM)

Lori Rosenfeld, LMSW, is a clinician with nearly twenty years of experience working with neurodivergent children, adolescents, and adults. Lori approaches her work with each client from an individualized and integrative standpoint, utilizing tools and concepts from several theoretical perspectives including Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral, and Solution-Focused. She recognizes and values the uniqueness of each client and designs a therapeutic approach based on a client’s needs and goals. She strives to create a supportive and non-judgmental environment where clients know they will be heard and understood. She is passionate about supporting her clients in achieving their goals and finding fulfillment in themselves, their relationships, and their lives.

In her concurrent role, co-facilitating Connections at the JCC Manhattan, Lori creates and facilitates dynamic, creative, and supportive programming for neurodivergent adults and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Previously, she spent a decade working as a Counselor at the Cooke Schools, working with children ages 5-18. There, she provided individual and group counseling, taught social skills classes, and facilitated psychoeducational groups on topics such as puberty and sexual health. In other roles, Lori has worked with neurotypical siblings of individuals with disabilities, preschool-age children seeking social skills support, and older adults.

EXPERTISE

Children, adolescents, and adults

Autism/Asperger’s

ADHD

Learning disabilities

Depression

Anxiety

Stress

Complex emotions

Self-esteem

Self-care

Executive functioning

Social skills

Perspective-taking

Setting boundaries

Life transitions

THERAPY APPROACHES

Psychodynamic Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Solution-Focused Therapy

Autism

“The impulse to heal is real and powerful and lies within the client. Our job is to evoke that healing power… and support it in its expression and development. We are not the healers. We are the context in which healing is inspired.”
- Ron Kurtz

Trauma

“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness...Trauma is about loss of connection—to ourselves, our bodies, our families, to others, and to the world around us. This disconnection is often hard to recognize because it doesn't happen all at once but rather over time.”
- Peter Levine

OCD

“A lot of people assume that having OCD means liking things organized or hating germs. It tends to be treated like a quirk or an endearing trait. But it's so much more than that. It's the one thing that prohibits me from being free of myself.” - Whitney Amazeen

ADHD

“Think of having ADHD in this way… You have a ‘Ferrari’ brain but with ‘Chevy’ brakes.”
- Jonathan Mooney