- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Laura
Laura Phillips is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience in New York. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or big life changes. Laura is direct and practical, and she focuses on what will make day-to-day life feel more manageable.
She often works with people dealing with relationship struggles, parenting concerns, grief, and the emotional fallout of trauma and abuse. Her practice also addresses issues like addiction, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and career stress.
Background and approach
She brings steady support to those facing complicated family dynamics and challenges tied to adoption, abandonment, or caregiver strain. Laura uses a mix of well-known therapy styles to match each person’s needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
She’ll use cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolbox when clients want skills for stress or motivation. Her manner is collaborative and person-focused.
Sessions aim to build clearer communication, stronger boundaries, and more reliable coping skills. She helps parents explore the strain of caregiving and supports people working through intimacy and commitment issues. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, skill-building, and check-ins on progress.
Laura describes therapy as a team effort where small, steady changes add up to real relief over time.
What Laura works with
Everything Laura lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Laura helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help
Laura uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns affect current behavior and emotional responses. This approach can help people understand why they repeat certain patterns in relationships and parenting. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about goals, history, and what feels most comfortable, then suggest techniques that match those needs. Together they check progress and adjust the plan if something isn’t working.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a quick check-in. Messaging and live chat suit shorter updates or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work and family life, and to try different formats until one works well.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does Laura commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, grief, sleep problems, addictions, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on clear communication, coping skills, and small changes that improve daily life.
What is her background and experience?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of professional experience working in New York.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in New York and holds the LCSW credential listed as NY LCSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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