Lorena Ripoll is the executive director and founder of Life Change Therapy Now, LLC. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Social Work, where she earned a masters in clinical social work. Lorena earned her bachelors in social work from Syracuse University.  Lorena has worked with countless individuals and couples to help them overcome defeating systemic behavioral patterns that have kept them stuck and unhappy. Restoring relationships and helping individuals achieve their goals is Lorena's passion. Lorena became fascinated with neuroscience and therapeutic approaches that could help individuals retrain their brain to respond differently to triggers, stressors, and negative self-talk.  Lorena has received advanced training and certifications in treatment modalities that have equipped her to help clients make difficult life changes and transformations. She is a certificated Sex Recovery Therapist through the American Association for Sex Addiction Therapy.  Additionally, she is a Certified Practitioner of Hypnotherapy through the American Hypnosis Training Academy, and a Licensed Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.