About Lorrie

Lorrie Peniston holds a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Individual and Family Studies from Pennsylvania State University, graduating with Highest Distinction. She later completed her Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) at the University of Pennsylvania as part of the program’s early graduating cohorts.

Her graduate and post-graduate training focused extensively on resilience, well-being, and human performance across the lifespan, grounding her work in both rigorous psychological science and clinical practice.

With over four decades of clinical practice, Lorrie has worked extensively with adolescents, adults, couples, and families, maintaining a long-standing private psychotherapy practice that remains central to her professional identity.

Alongside her clinical work, she is a senior member of the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Resilience Program (PRP) Training Team, contributing to the design and delivery of resilience programs for educational institutions, healthcare systems, law enforcement, military units, and organisations internationally.

She spent four years working within the U.S. Army’s Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Master Resilience Training Program, supporting leadership, civilians, and families with science-based resilience and performance skills.

Prior to relocating to Bermuda in 1994, Lorrie worked across inpatient and outpatient mental health, addiction services, and employee and student assistance programs.

She has served on Bermuda’s Mental Health Review Tribunal since 1999.

Lorrie is also a Collaborative Law coach and trainer, supporting couples and families in navigating complex transitions.

Known for her warmth, authenticity, and depth, Lorrie creates a safe and thoughtful environment for meaningful change. She works with adolescents, adults, couples, and families, bringing a compassionate and relational approach grounded in a deep understanding of human behaviour.

Her clinical work integrates traditional psychotherapy with the science of Positive Psychology, supporting not only the reduction of distress but also the development of resilience, insight, and sustainable well-being.

Alongside her private practice, Lorrie partners with leaders and organisations to strengthen psychological capacity, clarity, and resilience in times of complexity and transition. This work remains grounded in clinical wisdom and human connection, ensuring that organisational effectiveness is grounded in a genuine understanding of people and relationships.

Lorrie is the only therapist in Bermuda to hold a graduate degree in Applied Positive Psychology.