Laurie Siegel, LCSW

Laurie Siegel is a New York licensed social worker (LCSW) with 19 years of professional experience. She has spent nearly two decades helping people who are feeling stuck by guiding them toward clearer choices and steadier coping. Laurie emphasizes practical support and steady encouragement for clients taking steps toward change.

She focuses on common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Laurie also helps with relationship concerns, parenting stress, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and issues related to identity and LGBT concerns. Her work includes attention to complex family situations, attachment and adoption questions, and challenges that follow separation or divorce.

Laurie centers sessions on the client’s own strengths and goals. She treats each person as the expert on their life and offers ideas and tools to try between meetings. Conversations tend to be straightforward and goal-focused, with space for processing feelings and planning concrete next steps.

Clients can expect a supportive and empowering tone in sessions. Laurie helps people practice new skills, sort priorities, and manage overwhelming moments. She also addresses specific concerns like body image, caregiver stress, eating-related issues, and coping with illness or loss.

Her practice aims to be collaborative and practical. Laurie will work with clients to set priorities, track progress, and adjust plans as needs change. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

How approaches guide online work and progress

Laurie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical skills and problem-solving. One common technique helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try different, more useful ways of thinking when stress or anxiety arises. This approach is useful for worry, low mood, and confidence issues.

Another direction emphasizes building skills to manage strong emotions and improve day-to-day functioning. That can include pacing activities, practicing short grounding steps during overwhelming moments, and setting small goals to rebuild routine and motivation. These methods often help with grief, trauma reactions, and navigating life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laurie collaborates with each person to pick techniques that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She checks in about what helps and what doesn’t, and adjusts plans over time so the work stays useful and realistic.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy week. It can also allow a shorter check-in on a work break or eliminate travel time, so people can focus more of their energy on progress and coping strategies.