Therapist profile
Laura Phillips, LCSW
New York
Licensed LCSW - Relationships and Stress
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, New York / 094309
- NPI
- 1689367724
- Experience
- 17 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New York
About
- Attachment-based approaches
- CBT techniques
- Motivational interviewing
About Laura
Laura Phillips is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 17 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and addictions. Sessions focus on practical steps people can take to feel steadier and more in control of daily life.
Phillips helps people dealing with family-related issues, parenting strain, grief, intimacy concerns, and codependency patterns. She also supports those coping with career pressures, sleep problems, anger, and attention challenges such as ADHD. Her background includes sustained work with people affected by abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, and family of origin concerns.
Her style centers on building understanding of relational patterns and current behavior. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape present expectations. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift small behaviors that make a difference. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused steps are introduced to set achievable goals and notice progress.
In sessions she keeps the focus concrete - tracking thoughts, practicing alternatives, and setting doable experiments between meetings. Mindfulness practices may be offered to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and concentration. She invites collaboration about goals and priorities, so each plan fits what a person can actually follow.
People who put others first, struggle to set limits, or feel defined by relationship roles often find the work relevant. The emphasis is on clearer boundaries, steadier moods, and making choices that reflect personal values rather than automatic patterns.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current expectations and reactions. Online sessions can be used to notice recurring patterns and practice different responses when similar situations come up.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing small behaviors. In remote sessions this often means setting brief between-session experiments and reviewing what worked or didn’t in the following meeting.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try first based on needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean mixing attachment-focused conversation, CBT exercises, and motivational interviewing to encourage change.
Confirm the exact session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, or avoid commuting time. These practical benefits help people keep consistency with therapy while they test new ways of relating and coping.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and addictions. Additional focuses include codependency, family of origin issues, parenting and grief.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, combining attachment-based thinking with CBT and motivational interviewing. Sessions focus on clear goals, behavior changes, and tracking progress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of concerns from relationship patterns to trauma and mood difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practicing there.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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