Laura Phillips, LCSW

Laura Phillips is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 17 years of experience. She helps people sort through stress, anxiety, depression, and problems tied to relationships and trauma. Her work is direct and practical, aimed at small steps that add up over time.

Clients can expect a calm, listening approach where their experience comes first. Laura uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-focused ideas, and client-centered methods to shape sessions. She blends structured tools with room for personal reflection so people can try things between sessions.

She often focuses on day-to-day struggles such as sleep trouble, parenting stress, workplace strain, and coping with big life changes. She also addresses patterns like codependency, avoidance, and communication problems that keep people stuck. Addiction, grief, and issues tied to family of origin are part of her practice as well.

Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Laura helps clients set realistic targets and builds strategies to reach them. Motivational interviewing and mindfulness are woven into work when they fit the person's needs.

The therapist works by listening first, then offering clear tools and experiments to try. Many people use her support to manage emotions better, improve relationships, and regain more control over daily life. Sessions happen in English and are offered through several online formats and phone options.

Approaches that translate to online care

Laura draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-based ideas to guide online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying small behavioral experiments to change how people feel and act, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep trouble, and stress. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people reshape how they relate to others and feel emotionally safe.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Laura treats the choice of methods as a collaboration - she listens to what matters to the person, discusses options, and adjusts techniques based on goals and what feels useful in real life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and practicing skills, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people check in between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.