About Laura
Laura Varriale is an LCSW licensed in New York with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and navigate relationship concerns. She also supports clients dealing with trauma, abuse, low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and depression.
She views each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions are collaborative and built around the client’s strengths. Laura aims to help people take small, practical steps toward feeling more capable and hopeful.
Background and approach
In the therapy room she listens for patterns that make daily life harder. She helps clients break those patterns into manageable pieces. Together they work on realistic goals and skills that can be used between sessions.
Her approach emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes. She offers a supportive presence while encouraging practical changes. The work often includes talking through difficult memories, improving how people relate to others, and building routines that boost confidence.
Clients can expect clear, straightforward guidance and an emphasis on real-world strategies. Laura supports each person’s pace and priorities as they work toward greater emotional balance and resilience. Her long experience informs a calm, steady style that focuses on what helps now and moving forward.
Using practical approaches online to reduce anxiety and stress
Laura draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, doable steps. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking and testing those thoughts against real-life evidence to reduce anxiety and worry. This method helps people notice patterns, try different responses, and see if those responses make life easier.Another approach concentrates on building routines and small skills that improve mood and motivation. It involves planning brief activities, tracking what works, and adjusting plans to fit daily life. This helps when depression or low energy make it hard to get started.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process helps fine-tune what feels most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief updates, quick support between sessions, or when someone prefers typing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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