Empowering Hope and Change: Lorena Abitante, LCSW

04/14/2025

Hi Everyone!
I need to be more active here. So that's my plan.
Self esteem is my jam.
Love empowering people.
How are you today?

04/04/2025

Really like this.
I hope all of you know how to reach me if you need me.

02/25/2023

Really love this!
Be you!
There's going to be only ONE you ever!!!

10/11/2020

This has been a tough time during these months of Covid due to changes, isolation, and stress for a lot of people. Anxiety and Depression are high. If you need assistance here is a great resource in Harris County. If you would like to contact me about a session, please let me know.
281-348-0830

03/24/2020

Hello! I hope all of you are keeping anxiety in check as we are all in a strange time with Covid-19. There's lots of worries with homeschooling kids when you aren't a teacher, being in the house 24/7 and financial uncertainties as well. Know that I'm here for you still. If you would like telehealth sessions, please contact me. We will talk about options.
“Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.”
—Theodore Roosevelt

02/03/2020

I really love this. I feel often I see clients who would benefit from being more compassionate to themselves.

11/14/2019

Good morning! Be kind to yourself. I find often as a therapist that my clients are too hard on themselves. That's destructive to your self esteem. Good thing is that we can work on improving your self esteem.

11/05/2019

So very true. Sometimes not talking gives something power over us.

11/05/2019

Hello. It's been awhile. I enjoy discussing boundaries in sessions. We feel better when we set personal boundaries & adhere to them.

05/10/2018

Hello. It's been awhile since I've written. This neat story about "two wolves" is a very good analogy of how our thoughts control our emotions which affects our behavior. Anyone who has sat in session with me has probably received the two wolves story from me. It's powerful when we change our thoughts!
Need an appointment? Send me an email or give me a call.

01/04/2017

Happy New Year! A fresh new start! Sometimes people can get down after the festivities and excitement of the holidays are over. We can do things to improve our mood. Here's 4 tips in this article for preventing worsening mood. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-rest/201612/4-tips-warding-depression?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost

I think we can change the course of depressive symptoms with consistent, small interventions. Also, changing the way we think about a situation affects & improves our mood. If you know someone who needs assistance with depression, have them give me a call @ 281-348-0830.

1. Start each day with a half hour of sunlight.

10/04/2016

It's been awhile since I've updated with a nugget of information. I really like this article. This is written by a neuropsychologist. There is a saying among neuroscientists that goes, "neurons that fire together, wire together". Well what does this mean? "Whatever we repeatedly sense and feel and want and think is slowly but surely sculpting neural structure", reports Dr Rick Hanson. In other words, if your mind is flooded with negative thoughts, the brain learns this. It is easier for the brain to receive those negative thoughts if they are prolonged, repeated, leaving an imprint. AND likewise, flooding our brain with positive feelings/thoughts creates positive wiring. It's interesting research! Enjoy the article. http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_grow_the_good_in_your_brain

Rick Hanson explains how we can protect ourselves from the stress of negative experiences.