- Family of origin patterns
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting and grief
About Laurie
Laurie Siegel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 19 years of professional experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and challenges linked to family dynamics and parenting. Sessions are presented straightforwardly, focusing on practical steps and clearer patterns rather than labels.
Laurie centers conversations on the client's experience and strengths. She treats the person as the expert on their life and supports them in identifying small, manageable changes. Expect direct talk about what feels stuck and what might realistically shift day to day.
Her background includes long experience helping people sort out problems connected to family of origin, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and blended family concerns. She also addresses anger, grief, body-image worries, and caregiving stress. Laurie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide those conversations and to help people build coping skills.
Sessions often focus on patterns that started in childhood and how those patterns show up now. Laurie helps people recognise recurring roles, communication habits, and expectations that get in the way of clearer relationships and personal goals. Work can include practical communication practice, skill-building for mood and stress, and planning steps to change daily routines.
Her approach is practical and goal-oriented. She helps people translate insights into actions they can try between sessions. People who want clear conversation, steady feedback, and concrete strategies for family-related patterns tend to find this style useful.
Approaches used and what online sessions involve
Laurie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on how thoughts, behaviors, and relationships interact. Cognitive-behavioral style techniques look at unhelpful thinking and practice new ways of responding to stress and anxiety, which can help with mood, worry, and day-to-day coping. Attachment-focused work examines patterns that started in childhood and how those patterns affect current relationships and roles, useful for family of origin concerns and attachment issues.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences, and life demands and then try methods that fit those needs. This is framed as a collaborative process where changes are tested and adjusted over time.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, allow quieter check-ins during a lunch break, or avoid the need to be on camera at every appointment. Licensed professionals often adapt pacing, homework, and session focus to suit an online setting while keeping attention on practical skills and family-pattern work.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
Laurie works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and issues linked to family dynamics and parenting. Her listed specialties include many related areas such as grief, anger, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and focuses on identifying patterns and concrete steps. Conversations emphasize the person's strengths and what can change in daily life.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 19 years of professional work experience helping adults with a range of concerns since 2003.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) registered in New York and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific price details are provided during sign-up.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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