Laurie Eddleston, LCSW

Laurie Eddleston is a California licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, grief, and big life transitions. Her work often centers on parenting challenges, midlife transitions, women's issues, and concerns that come with aging.

She takes a compassionate, whole-person approach. Sessions focus on building clearer self-understanding and practical coping skills. Laurie helps clients rebuild self-esteem and find ways to manage day-to-day stressors more effectively.

People come to Laurie for help with family dynamics, caregiver stress, and relationship patterns that trace back to family of origin issues. She also supports those dealing with isolation, guilt, shame, and the search for life purpose. Her tone in sessions is collaborative and steady.

Laurie emphasizes improving communication and cultivating healthier ways of relating. She works with people on setting boundaries, addressing codependency, and resolving blended family challenges. The goal is usually clearer thinking and stronger emotional resilience.

Her approach is practical and person-centered. Laurie aims to create a space where clients feel listened to and understood. Clients decide the pace and direction, and she offers tools and feedback that fit each person’s life and goals.

Approaches that guide online work

Laurie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s needs. One common approach she employs focuses on building coping skills for stress and anxiety through practical exercises and step-by-step problem solving. This helps people reduce overwhelming feelings and regain day-to-day functioning.

Another approach centers on grief and life transitions, offering space to process loss and to reorient toward meaning and purpose. This work often includes exploring values, routines, and small behavioral changes to support adjustment during midlife and aging-related shifts.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Laurie works collaboratively to identify what methods fit a client’s goals, preferences, and current challenges. She adjusts strategies as progress is made so the work stays useful and relevant.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are set by the therapist’s practice. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during shorter breaks. Different session styles can also suit quieter conversations, brief check-ins, or deeper hour-long work depending on what a person needs.