About Lauri
Lauri Maynard is a licensed therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. She works to make therapy practical and understandable for people who feel overwhelmed or burned out. She uses a holistic, collaborative style.
Sessions focus on practical skills and problem solving alongside attention to the mind-body connection. That means clients work on coping tools while also looking at routines, habits, and meaning in everyday life.
Background and approach
Her clinical work emphasizes building self-acceptance and clearer communication. She guides people toward recognizing what matters to them and taking small steps that fit their lives. Many people also address persistent feelings like emptiness, guilt, or social anxiety in her sessions.
Maynard draws on over 22 years of experience as a licensed mental health counselor and a licensed professional counselor. She relates to burnout and depression from personal experience, and that informs her focus on resilience and purposeful connection. In practice she supports people dealing with caregiver stress, autism-related concerns, control issues, and the transition into young adulthood or midlife.
She keeps language simple and works at a pace the client can manage. Sessions are offered from Connecticut and conducted in English via multiple online formats. The aim is steady, sustainable change.
Clients learn skills, try them between sessions, and adjust approaches based on what works.
Approaches and what online therapy offers
Her practice emphasizes evidence-based, practical techniques that help people manage anxiety and stress. One common approach focuses on problem-solving and skills training to build coping tools for day-to-day situations. This helps with immediate worries, panic triggers, and managing overwhelming tasks. Another strand pays attention to the mind-body connection, introducing routines and small behavioral changes that support mood and energy. That approach is useful for depression, burnout, and compassion fatigue.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what fits the person's life and needs. Together they track what helps and pivot when something does not work.
Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or people prefer not to use video. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, written reflections, or ongoing skill practice between longer sessions. These formats aim to fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
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- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Rhode Island, Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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