How Laurie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 27
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Laurie
Laurie Stricker is a licensed master social worker who helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, and the heavy fallout of trauma. She brings steady, practical support when emotions feel overwhelming or daily life becomes hard to manage. Her approach is straightforward and focused on the person in front of her.
Laurie earned her Master of Social Work in 1998 while working full time and volunteering at a domestic violence shelter.
Background and approach
Early roles in foster care taught her about child welfare, family dynamics, and the legal system. She later worked as an infant mental health specialist, which strengthened her skills in trauma-informed care and family-focused work. Work in a hospital’s behavioral health services added experience providing individual psychotherapy across ages and backgrounds.
Laurie also supported in-patient units for substance use and mental illness, gaining practical tools for crisis and recovery work. A period of employment at the Department of Veterans Affairs expanded her clinical perspective and deepened her understanding of complex needs. Over 27 years she has combined client-centered methods with cognitive strategies and trauma-focused practices.
She leans toward approaches that help people set goals, change unhelpful patterns, and cope with strong emotions in daily life. Sessions are aimed at small, manageable steps rather than quick fixes. People who choose Laurie can expect a calm, experienced guide who listens and helps design actionable next steps.
She offers a blend of practical skills and long-term experience to help people reduce distress and handle life’s challenges more effectively.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Laurie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Laurie commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused therapy to guide online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that fuel anger, anxiety, or depression. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on reducing the long-term effects of traumatic events and teaching skills to manage strong emotions. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Laurie will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. This means experiments with different strategies and regular check-ins to see what’s working. Online formats can make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a simpler way to check in. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, between-session tracking, or more frequent contact without scheduling a full session. These options give flexibility so therapy can match schedules, energy levels, and communication preferences.Questions people ask about Laurie
What concerns does Laurie commonly help with?
She helps people dealing with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep problems, addiction issues, relationship and family problems, grief, and parenting challenges.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her work is client-centered and collaborative, combining cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, solution-focused methods, and trauma-focused therapy to meet practical goals.
How long has she been practicing?
Laurie has 27 years of experience providing psychotherapy in settings that include hospitals, in-patient units, foster care, infant mental health, and work with veterans.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices from Michigan and holds the LMSW credential, listed as MI LMSW in her professional details.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Laurie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.