Laurie ODonoghue
Practical support for stress and parenting challenges
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Laurie
Laurie ODonoghue is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of experience based in New York. She has worked with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, low self esteem, career challenges, and attention-related issues. Laurie aims to make the first step into therapy feel doable and respectful.
She approaches sessions with sensitivity and compassion. Her style is direct but warm. She creates space for people to say what they are feeling without judgment.
Background and approach
In a typical session Laurie listens closely and helps clients break problems into manageable steps. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and build confidence. Conversations often include identifying priorities and creating small actions clients can try between meetings.
Laurie also supports people working through career questions and motivation struggles. She helps clarify goals and weigh options so decisions feel clearer. When attention or concentration is a concern, she looks at daily routines and strategies that can help.
Sessions are offered in English and use straightforward language rather than clinical jargon. Laurie encourages honest conversation and a collaborative approach to setting goals. She reminds people that asking for help is a strength and that progress often comes from steady, realistic steps.
Laurie aims to support each person toward feeling more in control and more confident in daily life.
Evidence-based techniques for online support
Laurie draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear problem-solving and skill building. One common approach helps people learn practical strategies for managing anxiety and stress, such as identifying triggers, trying short coping exercises, and developing routines that reduce overwhelm. Another approach emphasizes strengthening motivation and confidence by setting small, achievable goals and tracking progress so forward steps feel realistic and visible.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Laurie works with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time based on what proves most helpful. Clients are involved in planning and in reviewing what works between sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These options make it easier to fit work on stress, parenting concerns, career questions, or attention strategies into busy schedules. The different formats let people pick the way of communicating that feels most comfortable while still working toward their goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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