Laurie White, LSCSW
Compassionate practical support for life's hard moments
Details
| Name | Laurie White |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LSCSW |
| Based in | Kansas |
| Licensed in | Kansas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 8 |
About Laurie
Laurie White is a licensed social worker in Kansas who has spent eight years helping people manage addiction, trauma, and relationship strain. She uses a straightforward, respectful style. She focuses on practical steps and listening first to understand each person’s situation.
Her work often centers on addiction recovery, family and parenting strain, and trauma after abuse. She also helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, sleeping problems, anger, and stress.
Background and approach
Laurie pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues that can shape how people relate to others. Laurie blends several approaches to match the person sitting across from her. She draws on Narrative ideas to help people reframe their stories, and uses Cognitive Behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
Her background also includes client-centered and attachment-based practices that emphasize respect and collaboration. Sessions with Laurie aim to be practical and conversational. She will tailor questions and strategies to what you need right now, rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Expect a mix of talking, skill-building, and checking progress over time. People who come to Laurie often want help with communication problems, codependency, caregiver stress, or substance use. She also supports people working through divorce, domestic violence, dissociation, and difficult mood or behavior patterns.
Laurie’s tone is calm, direct, and compassionate.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Laurie works with, alongside the areas below.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Laurie directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Laurie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Laurie’s Approaches Work Online
Laurie uses Narrative Therapy to help people name and rewrite the stories that shape their lives. This approach helps when old patterns or identities feel stuck, such as with addiction, codependency, or relationship roles.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds affect current relationships and stress responses. That work can help with abandonment worries, communication problems, and caregiving strain. Laurie combines these with Client-Centered techniques that focus on listening, validation, and collaborating on goals.
Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. Laurie will talk with you about your goals and preferences and adapt methods as you go. That means sessions can shift between telling your story, practicing new skills, and reviewing progress together.
Online formats make regular care easier to keep up. Video calls let you connect face to face for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or when writing helps you sort thoughts. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit into your life rather than the other way around.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Laurie commonly help with?
She works with people facing addictions, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleeping problems, anger, and self-esteem issues.
What is Laurie’s approach in sessions?
She uses a conversational, collaborative style that combines Narrative, client-centered, and cognitive-behavioral ideas to reframe stories and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Laurie has eight years of professional experience working in counseling and social work roles.
What credential does Laurie hold and where is she based?
She holds an LSCSW and is licensed in Kansas.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Laurie sees people through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Laurie?
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