Laura Brown , LICSW, LCSW, CSW

Laura Brown is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people with parenting stress, low self-esteem, career questions, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She brings 16 years of experience and a calm, straightforward style to sessions. Laura speaks English and practices from New York. Her approach is practical and person-centered. She treats each person as the expert on their life and builds on existing strengths. Sessions focus on clear steps you can try between meetings and on talking through what matters most to you. Laura uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also draws on narrative therapy to look at the stories people tell about themselves and on motivational interviewing to boost readiness for change. These methods are used together in a way that fits each person’s goals. She has worked with people facing blended family challenges, caregiver stress, fertility concerns, divorce and separation, and career transitions. Laura also supports those dealing with first responder stress, burnout, isolation, guilt, and questions of life purpose. Getting started typically means completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's priorities. It helps people feel heard and respected while they work through parenting stress, self-doubt, or life changes.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions interact. It offers simple exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try new behaviors for issues like anxiety, low confidence, and work stress.

Narrative therapy pays attention to the stories people tell about themselves. It helps separate a person from a problem so they can rewrite parts of their story that feel stuck or limiting.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaborative planning can change as needs evolve over time.

Online therapy here can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to use therapy around work, family life, and other commitments.