About Laurie
Laurie Tucker is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with eight years of practice experience. She works with people facing addiction, trauma, mood concerns, and the stress of life transitions. Laurie focuses on building respect and sensitivity into each conversation so clients feel heard from the start.
She adapts the way she talks and plans treatment to fit each person's situation. Sessions focus on practical steps you can take between meetings as well as the issues you want to explore during them.
How Laurie works
Laurie aims to support and empower people as they make changes that matter. Her background includes work with substance and process addictions, post-traumatic stress, panic and phobias, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. She also addresses communication problems, codependency, family of origin issues, and struggles with guilt or emptiness.
Laurie uses a mix of approaches to match what a person needs in the moment. In sessions she draws on client-centered methods to follow the client's lead, cognitive behavioral tools to address thinking and behavior patterns, and trauma-focused strategies for safety and processing. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding internal reasons to change.
Psychodynamic ideas may be brought in to look at patterns that go back over time. Laurie sees English-speaking clients in New York and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She welcomes people ready to take a first step toward feeling better and will work with you to build a plan that fits your life.
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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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches and online care that meet you where you are
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist creates space to understand what matters most and helps people set goals that feel right for them. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete techniques to change unhelpful patterns; it can help with anxiety, depression, panic, and behavior change such as addictions.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Laurie will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then choose methods together. That collaborative process means techniques can shift over time as needs change and progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you read facial cues and have longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, quick reflections, or ongoing prompts between sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, family, and daily life while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
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