About Laurie
Laurie White is a licensed social worker in Kansas who brings eight years of clinical experience to her practice. She holds an LSCSW, and she focuses on helping people who are struggling with addiction, trauma, relationships, parenting stress, anxiety, and depression. Laurie aims to be respectful and compassionate in every session.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation and a plan that fits their situation. She adapts sessions to individual needs rather than using one fixed approach.
How Laurie works
Laurie listens for what matters most and then works with people to set clear, practical steps forward. Her work often addresses attachment and communication problems that show up in close relationships. She also helps people manage anger, grief, sleep problems, and career stress.
When substance use or compulsive behaviors are present, she focuses on building motivation and safer coping skills. Laurie uses a mix of approaches to meet each person where they are.
She draws on client-centered methods to make space for a person's goals, cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and mindfulness and skills-based strategies when stress or intense emotions are a problem. Her style is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions tend to involve talking things through, practicing skills, and planning small changes that add up over time.
Laurie supports people who are ready to take steps toward more stability and better day-to-day functioning.
Laurie lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LSCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kansas |
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Online support options
How Laurie’s approaches work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds affect current relationships. Online sessions can help people spot patterns in how they connect, respond to hurt, and build safer ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience at the center. In remote sessions, the therapist follows the client's lead, offers empathy, and helps clarify goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Over video or phone, CBT is used to identify unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and set small homework tasks between meetings.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Then they will choose or blend methods that match the person's needs and adjust as progress is made.
Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for a full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, symptom tracking, and ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options let people access therapy in ways that match their schedule and comfort while keeping treatment focused on real-life changes.
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