Laurie Norris, LMSW

Laurie Norris is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan. She brings eight years of clinical experience to help people facing anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. Laurie often meets people who feel stuck or overwhelmed and offers steady guidance to help them move forward.

She uses a conversational, down-to-earth style in sessions. Laurie listens first and then helps people map small, practical steps they can try between meetings. Sessions focus on clear goals like managing panic, improving sleep, handling caregiving stress, or working through relationship and parenting concerns.

Laurie draws on approaches that emphasize connection and present-day problem solving. She blends attachment-focused work with cognitive-behavioral ideas and mindfulness to address thoughts, emotions, and relational patterns. This combination is often used for concerns such as abandonment wounds, codependency, and intimacy-related issues.

Her background includes supporting people with trauma, addiction, ADHD, autism spectrum questions, and end-of-life caregiving. Laurie frames difficult experiences as problems that can be worked on together rather than permanent labels. She pays attention to both immediate coping skills and longer-term changes in relationships and self-view.

People who come to Laurie often want practical tools plus space to understand how their past affects their present. She helps people explore life purpose, navigate a midlife crisis, and rebuild confidence with small, steady steps. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How Laurie’s Approaches Work Online

Laurie uses attachment-based ideas to help people notice how past relationships shape current reactions. This approach focuses on patterns of connection and helps people change how they relate to others and to themselves.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT offers practical tools for managing anxiety, panic attacks, low mood, and sleep difficulties through small, testable changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laurie will collaborate to choose methods that fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking how they feel, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins on tough days, or remove the need to travel for an appointment. Licensed professionals can guide practical exercises, teach coping skills, and help track progress in ways that fit everyday life.