Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
How Laurie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Laurie
Laurie Mombay is a licensed clinician in Maryland who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and trauma-related concerns. She works with adults who want practical tools for mood and behavior changes. Laurie brings 18 years of experience to sessions and focuses on clear steps people can use between meetings.
Her approach emphasizes skill-building over only talking about problems. She uses cognitive-behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Laurie also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Solution-Focused Therapy helps keep work grounded in small, achievable goals. Laurie trained with a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola College but has spent most of her career in secular settings.
Her background includes outpatient work, employee assistance programs, victim advocacy, and corrections. Those roles shaped a practical style aimed at day-to-day life changes. Sessions are described as compassionate and direct.
Laurie listens closely and offers gentle challenges so clients can put insight into action. She prioritizes clear tools people can practice between appointments to reduce symptoms and improve coping. People who come to her for concerns like anger management, panic, sleep problems, or relationship stress will find a therapist who blends skills training with problem-solving.
Laurie focuses on helping people build routines and strategies that fit their real lives.
What Laurie works with
Everything Laurie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Laurie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Antisocial personality
- Family of origin issues
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Laurie lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Laurie Uses Practical Therapies Online
Laurie commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice thoughts that fuel anxiety or anger and practice different responses. CBT breaks problems into manageable pieces and focuses on skills that change day-to-day reactions.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance. DBT-style strategies are helpful when strong feelings lead to impulsive choices and when steadying mood matters most.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laurie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in and adjusts the plan as progress is made so therapy stays practical and goal-focused.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skill demonstration, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat lets people fit short check-ins into a busy day. These options make it simpler to practice skills consistently and to keep therapy working around real life.
Questions people ask about Laurie
What kinds of problems does she address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, sleep problems, bipolar and mood disorders plus related concerns like impulsivity and panic attacks.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is direct and compassionate. She listens, teaches concrete skills, and challenges unhelpful patterns so clients can make changes between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has 18 years of experience and a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola College. Much of her career was in outpatient care, employee assistance, victim advocacy, and corrections.
What credentials and location are listed?
Laurie holds MD and LCPC credentials and practices in Maryland.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
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