Laura Phillips, LCSW
Therapist in New York
Laura Phillips is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 17 years of experience.
- Licensed inNew York
- License094309
- NPI 1689367724
- Experience17+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Laura
Laura Phillips is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Laura uses practical, straightforward methods so conversations stay focused and useful for everyday life.
She often draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That work helps people notice how they connect, cling, or pull away in close relationships and then try new ways of relating.
Background and approach
Laura also uses client-centered methods that prioritize each person's goals and pace during sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her toolkit for tackling anxiety, sleep problems, and mood shifts by examining thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help people calm racing thoughts and build simpler routines for coping.
Motivational Interviewing appears when clients want practical steps toward change, such as addressing addictive behaviors or career shifts. She has experience supporting people through grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, caregiver stress, and family of origin issues. Laura also works with concerns like codependency, commitment issues, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness.
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Language of service is English and she practices with New York clients. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to connect people with her practice.
Credentials
- LCSW (New York)
- License 094309 · expires February 2028
- NPI
- 1689367724 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Laura lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and practical approaches work online
Laura often uses attachment-based ideas to help people notice and change how past relationship patterns affect current connections. That work looks at trust, closeness, and the ways people respond to feeling threatened or abandoned in relationships. It can be helpful for intimacy struggles, commitment issues, and family of origin concerns.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems like anxiety, low mood, and sleep disruption going. CBT gives clear steps to test and change thinking and small behavior experiments to try between sessions. Client-centered work guides the pace and topics so each person sets goals and feels heard during the process.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals and daily life. That means trying a method, checking in about how it feels, and adjusting as needed so sessions remain useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual contact helps build trust and work through emotions. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are good for quick check-ins, mood tracking, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other commitments.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, parenting and family concerns, and challenges like ADHD, addiction, and career stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She blends attachment-based thinking, client-centered listening, CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match what the person needs.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience working with people facing complex emotional and relationship issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She practices in New York and holds the LCSW credential from New York.
Can someone schedule sessions in other languages or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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