Therapist profile
Laurie Norris, LMSW
Licensed social worker - Family and parenting concerns
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- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Laurie
Laurie Norris is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep problems, self-esteem struggles, and compassion fatigue. Laurie also lists ADHD and a range of family-focused issues among her areas of focus.
Laurie uses straightforward metaphors to explain emotional difficulty. She describes life like a river where obstacles can slow or trap us, and where people sometimes feel separated from the current. That image shapes how she talks about goals and progress in sessions. Sessions tend to center on practical steps to regain momentum and clarity.
Her approach draws from attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and cognitive-behavioral techniques alongside emotionally-focused and mindfulness practices. In conversation she emphasizes building coping skills and stronger patterns in relationships. Sessions include talk, reflection, and exercises to practice between meetings.
Laurie aims to help people strengthen everyday functioning and problem solving. She often supports those managing caregiving stress, blended family issues, separation and divorce matters, and family-of-origin difficulties. She also addresses end-of-life and hospice-related concerns.
People meet with Laurie to sort through immediate problems and to develop longer-term habits that reduce overwhelm. Her background across settings informs a pragmatic style that focuses on what can be changed now. To begin, readers are asked to use the online matching steps to schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Laurie’s approaches translate to online work
Laurie blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered and cognitive-behavioral methods. Attachment-based work focuses on relationship patterns and how early bonds affect present reactions; it can help with intimacy-related issues, caregiver stress, and family-of-origin problems. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, reflection, and a nonjudgmental stance to help people find their own solutions and clarify priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses practical exercises and skill-building to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, panic attacks, mood problems, and sleep difficulties.Deciding which approach to use is part of the process. Laurie will work collaboratively to identify what fits the person's needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a mix of methods and adjusting as progress and challenges become clearer.
The therapist's biography does not list specific online formats. Confirm current session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use mindfulness prompts, thought records, and relationship exercises between sessions to keep practicing skills. Licensed professionals can help structure sessions so they fit into everyday life while focusing on practical steps and relationship patterns.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma, addictions, sleep problems, self-esteem, and related matters.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends attachment-based thinking, client-centered conversation, CBT exercises, EFT ideas, and mindfulness skills into practical steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Laurie has eight years of professional experience working across a variety of settings and roles.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker - based in Michigan.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.