About Laurie
Laurie Eddleston is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. Laurie also supports parents and people facing changes related to aging.
Her work centers on practical, everyday steps people can use to feel steadier. She helps clients rebuild self-esteem, sort through family-of-origin issues, and handle communication problems. Sessions often include planning small behavior changes and practicing new ways of talking about hard things.
How Laurie works
Laurie pays attention to the whole situation around a person. She listens for patterns such as codependency, caregiver strain, or isolation and then helps people try different solutions. She also addresses concerns like jealousy, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose and midlife shifts.
People who want a collaborative, person-centered approach tend to fit well with her style. Laurie focuses on clear goals, realistic steps, and steady progress rather than quick fixes. She aims to create a calm space where people can be heard and start making changes.
Sessions are geared toward building practical coping skills for everyday life. Laurie blends attention to emotional healing with problem-solving so that clients leave sessions with something to try between meetings.
What Laurie works with
The areas below are the ones Laurie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches are used online
Laurie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional healing. One approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety and stress; it is useful for everyday worries and coping during transitions. Another approach emphasizes understanding relationship patterns and attachment issues so people can improve communication and rebuild trust in close connections.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Laurie collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. She talks through options and makes a shared decision about what to try first.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Laurie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can pick what works best on a given day. Video lets you use visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is low, live chat works for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to increase flexibility and make it possible to keep therapy consistent despite a changing schedule.
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