About Laurie
Laurie ODonoghue is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience practicing in New York. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, motivation struggles, low self-esteem, career concerns, and ADHD. She aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful.
Laurie focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters to them. She listens for practical patterns that get in the way of daily functioning.
Background and approach
Together she and the client set small, realistic goals to build confidence and momentum. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions often include discussing coping strategies, organizing priorities, and practicing ways to manage stress and attention differences.
Laurie encourages skills that can be used between sessions to support real-life changes. She pays attention to how work, parenting demands, and self-doubt interact. That helps when someone is juggling job pressure with home responsibilities, or when focus and motivation are barriers to progress.
Laurie helps people identify manageable steps toward clearer routines and better self-talk. People who prefer practical, steady guidance tend to find her style useful. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while keeping conversations focused on what will help day to day.
Laurie welcomes the opportunity to support clients as they develop new habits and stronger confidence.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Laurie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical skills and behavior change. One common approach emphasizes building concrete coping strategies for anxiety and stress, teaching step-by-step methods to manage overwhelm and break problems into smaller tasks. This helps when daily pressures make it hard to get things done.Another approach centers on strengthening routines and attention supports for people with ADHD. Sessions look at organizing tasks, prioritizing, and creating simple systems to reduce distraction and boost follow-through. These techniques aim to improve day-to-day functioning rather than promise instant fixes.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Laurie will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their life, and adjust plans as progress is made. The focus is on practical tools that match the client's needs, preferences, and pace.
Online therapy offers flexibility and a range of ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging works for brief updates, ongoing coaching, or when writing helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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