Meet Lori Irwin

Hi! I'm Lori.

Thanks for being here. Let me tell you about myself. I’m a truth-telling, eternally curious therapeutic relationship coach who loves nothing more than being in nature, soaking up a good podcast, and laughing and loving within my own relationships.  I strive to learn from all of the human experience; the pain, the joy, the bumps, the ditches, and of course, the mountain tops.

You’ve likely landed here because you connect with the fact that I am a Certified Relational Life Therapy (RLT) Coach.  I am trained by Terry Real of the Relational Life Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Additionally, I am trained in the Healing Our Core Issues (DARTT/HOCI) model of developmental and relational trauma therapy, developed by Jan Bergstrom through her close work with Pia Mellody. 

I'm a lot like you.

I have had my share of successes and failures throughout my own intimate relationships.  In my own quest for answers to the question, “What makes a relationship work?”, I ended up doing a lot of research.  The work which stood out from all the rest was the work of Terry Real.  The successful outcomes of his model inspired me to take the deep-dive, and become trained myself to do this important work.

I hail from Ohio, and currently reside between Santa Barbara, California and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I am the mother of two college-age young adult women and two Jack RusselI terriers. I attended Miami University in Ohio and received a Master of Science degree in speech and language pathology. This background in communication disorders, specifically facilitating social communication skills, has given me a set of unique foundational skills that serves my role as a therapeutic coach.

RLT Trained

My RLT training has been extensive, and I continue to be an active and committed member of the RLT community. In March 2024, I completed training as an RLT Bootcamp Facilitator and look forward to offering Bootcamps on both coasts. I am involved in ongoing continuing education, collegial coaching and collaboration sessions. The learning is never done; for me it is a lifelong process.