Laura White, LCSW-R
Narrative and client-centered support for life changes
Details
| Name | Laura White |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW-R |
| Based in | New York |
| Licensed in | New York |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 40 |
About Laura
Laura White is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four decades of experience in helping people through hard times. She combines a narrative outlook with client-centered listening to help people make sense of their life stories. She works in New York and speaks English.
Her work began in 1980 as a research assistant in a county jail, and that early experience shaped a long career in social work. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master of Social Work, with additional graduate coursework in gerontology.
Background and approach
Her credential is LCSW-R, New York. In sessions she focuses on building strengths and practical skills. She uses Narrative Therapy alongside client-centered methods to help people reframe problems.
Cognitive Behavioral techniques and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy may be used to address mood, anxiety, and coping skills. She has worked with a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating issues, ADHD, grief, caregiver stress, and chronic illness. She also supports people facing relationship, family, work, and life-transition challenges.
Her personal experience with loss informs her understanding of caregiving and end-of-life issues. Laura blends goal-focused work with supportive listening. She can make community referrals for medication evaluation or rehab when indicated.
She is available for evening and weekend appointments and accepts international clients for online sessions.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Bipolar disorder among the things Laura works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Laura directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Laura directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based work translate online
Laura often combines Narrative Therapy with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques. Narrative Therapy helps people examine and rewrite the stories that shape their reactions and choices, which can be useful for grief, identity, and relationship patterns. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and building strengths so clients feel heard and supported while setting practical goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) elements can teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. These approaches help with anxiety, depression, mood swings, and coping during major life changes. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals and situation.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling more flexible. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and skills practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or between-session support. These options let people fit therapy into evenings, weekends, or busy schedules and make ongoing work more accessible.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating issues, ADHD, grief, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and many life-change concerns like work and family problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style blends Narrative Therapy with a client-centered approach and practical skill work from CBT and DBT. Sessions tend to be supportive and goal-focused while exploring the stories that shape a person’s life.
What is her professional background?
She has been active in social work since 1980 and brings 40 years of experience. Her early work included a research role in a county jail and she has held varied roles across clinical settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCSW-R credential in New York. Her practice is listed as based in New York.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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?
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