About Laurie
Laurie Schmitt, MD, LCSW-C offers calm, practical support for people dealing with anxiety and stress. She speaks plainly and listens carefully to each person’s concerns. Laurie focuses on helping clients find clear steps they can use day to day.
She is respectful and compassionate in her approach. Laurie has 13 years of professional experience working in Maryland. She helps people with relationship strain, parenting challenges, and depression.
She also supports those navigating major life transitions and social anxiety.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to each person’s situation and goals. In sessions Laurie helps clients untangle communication problems and manage guilt or shame. She works to identify realistic coping tools that fit everyday life.
The pace and focus depend on what the client needs in the moment. Laurie frames progress as a series of small, manageable changes. She collaborates with each person to build a plan they can try between sessions.
That plan is adjusted as the client learns what works best for them. She emphasizes plain language and concrete steps rather than clinical jargon. Laurie aims to make therapy something a worried parent can understand and use right away.
Taking the first step matters, and she supports people through that start.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Laurie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and clear problem solving. One common approach helps people learn coping strategies for anxiety and stress through short exercises and behavior changes that can be practiced between sessions. Another approach emphasizes improving communication skills so someone can express needs, set boundaries, and reduce conflict with others. These methods are aimed at real-world problems like social anxiety, parenting stress, and life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Laurie collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, comfort level, and daily routine. She adjusts the plan as needed so the strategies feel useful and achievable.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or want quick, ongoing support between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and continue work during transitions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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