About Li
Li Laurent offers a direct, solution-focused style that aims to help people make practical changes. She is an AASW social worker with four years of clinical experience. Li writes simply and gets to the point so parents can quickly see what working together looks like.
Li focuses on low self-esteem, stress and anxiety, and supporting people through depression and big life changes. She also helps with trauma and abuse, and with problems linked to mood and personality.
How Li works
Sessions are geared to clear, manageable steps rather than long theory talks. Her approach blends client-centred listening with practical, short-term strategies. Cognitive behavioural techniques help identify unhelpful thinking patterns.
Dialectical skills are used to build emotional regulation and coping tools. Li also uses EMDR for clients with traumatic memories who want a structured way to move forward. Solution-focused work helps set small, achievable goals so people notice progress quickly.
She adapts methods to what each person needs rather than following a single formula. People tend to find Li useful when they want straightforward guidance and clear strategies. Sessions are aimed at changing day-to-day habits and easing persistent worry or self-doubt.
She explains steps in plain language and checks in on progress each session.
Li lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Li works with
The areas below are the ones Li selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Li's approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping clients set their own pace; the therapist follows the person’s concerns and reflects what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours and gives clear exercises to try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping strategies, useful when feelings feel overwhelming.Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the process. Li will work collaboratively to choose or combine methods based on the client’s goals, current difficulties and practical needs. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit counselling around busy family and work days. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions suit lower bandwidth or a quick check-in, and messaging provides brief, ongoing support between appointments. These options give flexibility so people can choose what works best for them.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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