Laurie White, LSCSW
Compassionate, practical support for parenting and life changes
Book with Laurie- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LSCSW
- Licensed in
- Kansas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Laurie
Laurie White is a licensed social worker in Kansas who brings eight years of clinical experience to her practice. Laurie holds an LSCSW, and she focuses on practical support for people dealing with addictions, trauma, family conflict, and parenting challenges. She prioritizes a respectful, caring approach in every conversation.
Laurie keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. She and the client shape the plan together, using tools that match the person’s needs and daily life.
Background and approach
She commonly draws on attachment ideas, cognitive techniques, and mindfulness skills to help people manage stress, anxiety, and anger. Parents often find her approach useful for navigating blended households, communication problems, and caregiver strain. Laurie pays attention to patterns in relationships and supports changes people can actually use at home.
She also helps with grief, sleep problems, and the emotional fallout from substance use. Sessions tend to be conversational and practical. Laurie will help you notice unhelpful thinking, build coping skills, and practice new ways of relating to others.
She aims to make each step feel manageable rather than overwhelming. She works with people across a range of concerns including ADHD, codependency, dissociation, and recovery from domestic violence or disaster-related stress. Laurie encourages steady progress and adapts strategies as needs shift.
What Laurie works with
Everything Laurie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Laurie helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laurie lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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 they fit online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. It helps people understand why they react strongly in close relationships and supports new, steadier ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers simple exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build new behaviors for anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Laurie will talk with each person about goals and needs, then try methods that suit daily life and parenting demands. She adapts strategies over time so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions use video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for the kind of conversational work and skill practice Laurie uses. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or visual focus is limited. Live chat and messaging let people check in, do brief problem-solving, or keep momentum between longer visits. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Laurie
What kinds of problems does Laurie help address?
She works with people facing addictions, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, stress, anxiety, grief, sleep troubles, anger, and low self-esteem, among other issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is conversational and practical. Sessions focus on real-life skills, noticing patterns, and trying manageable changes between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Laurie has eight years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LSCSW and is licensed in Kansas.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Laurie provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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