Carolyn Cass Lorente, Ph.D., LCPC

Developmental psychologist, licensed clinical professional counselor, professor, consultant, author, and program evaluator.

Professional Profile

Carolyn Cass Lorente is a developmental psychologist and licensed clinical professional counselor. Her clinical, academic, and community roles have centered on identity, intimacy, adolescent and emerging adult development, relationship health, prevention programming, and access to care.

Clinical Experience

Owner, Consultant, and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

2006-present

Belle Point Wellness

  • Provides psychotherapy, developmental consultation, and group guidance.
  • Develops psychosocial groups and trains peer and adult facilitators.
  • Consults on prevention, wellness, and positive youth development programs.

Psychotherapy Graduate Intern

2021

Metropolitan Behavioral Health Services

Associate Psychologist

2009-2011

Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Addiction Services

Director of Adolescent Individual and Group Guidance Programs

1996-1999

Academy for Community Education

Academic Experience

Professorial Lecturer in Professional Psychology

2023-present

George Washington University

Professor of Psychology

2010-2023

Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus

Board Member and Former Director

2012-2025

Jean Braden Center for Women, Gender, and Social Equity

Selected Publications and Scholarship

  • Successful Prevention and Youth Development Programs: Across Borders.
  • Family-based prevention programs: clinical and research considerations.
  • Work on identity development, intimacy, positive youth development, prevention science, and community-based intervention.
  • Research and teaching materials on relationship-building, applied developmental science, and program evaluation.
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Skills, Training, and Affiliations

Clinical and Teaching Skills

  • Licensed clinical professional counseling
  • Mental Health First Aid
  • Trauma-informed classroom and campus practices
  • Group facilitation and facilitator training

Professional Areas

  • Prevention and intervention design
  • Program evaluation
  • Community wellness and access-to-care work
  • Academic teaching and curriculum development

References

Professional references are available on request.