About Laurie
Laurie Norris is a Licensed Master Social Worker with eight years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She practices in Michigan and offers straightforward, calm guidance. Laurie focuses on helping people find manageable next steps when life feels overwhelming.
She uses clear metaphors and plain language to make things easier to follow. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small, doable changes people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Laurie draws on approaches that look at how relationships shape emotions and how thoughts affect behavior. Her work often centers on parenting strain, relationship and family problems, mood concerns, and difficulties with sleep or self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with trauma, addiction struggles, compassion fatigue, and challenges related to ADHD or autism.
Laurie helps clients name the immediate problem and plan practical ways to feel steadier. Laurie blends conversation with skill-building. That might include behavior-based strategies, mindfulness exercises, or exploring attachment patterns that affect current relationships.
She aims to make sessions collaborative so clients leave with one or two clear actions to try. People who reach out can expect a caring, nonjudgmental tone and an emphasis on real-life solutions. Laurie encourages gentle progress rather than quick fixes.
She meets people where they are and helps them move forward at a pace that fits their daily life.
How Laurie’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Laurie commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to reduce symptoms like panic, low mood, or sleep trouble. Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape reactions and closeness, which can help with intimacy issues and family conflict.Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the first few sessions. Laurie collaborates with each person to match strategies to their goals and daily life. She checks in about what feels useful and adjusts the plan so it fits the client’s needs and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not desired. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, daily coping help, or when someone needs to communicate outside typical office hours. These options add flexibility so therapy can fit around work, parenting, and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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