LSCSW

Laurie White, LSCSW

Experience8 years
LocationKansas
Focus areasAddictions, Relationship, and Family
Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy

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About Laurie

Laurie White is a licensed social worker practicing in Kansas with eight years of clinical experience as an LSCSW.

Background and approach

She focuses on helping people navigate addictions, trauma and abuse, family conflicts, parenting challenges, and a wide range of emotional concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and low self-esteem. Laurie also attends to issues related to attachment, codependency, caregiver stress, and relationship difficulties, bringing a broad clinical lens to complex life problems.

Her approach blends evidence-informed methods with a person-centered stance that honors each client's experience. Laurie adapts treatment to individual needs, drawing on modalities like Internal Family Systems, Attachment-Based Therapy, CBT, and DBT to create practical skills and deeper self-understanding.

She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while collaborating with clients to develop goals and a plan that fit their circumstances. Laurie invites people who are ready to make change to take the next step and explore a more balanced, resilient life together.

Integrating therapeutic approaches with online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to explore internal parts and the relationships between them, helping people understand conflicts, protectors, and wounded parts in a way that can ease symptoms like anxiety, depression, or trauma responses. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns that formed in early relationships and how those patterns influence current connections, making it useful for relationship difficulties, abandonment wounds, and attachment concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to shift them, which can help with anxiety, mood challenges, and coping skills.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and needs and may integrate elements from different models to tailor work to each client. Clients and the therapist evaluate what feels most helpful as therapy proceeds and adjust methods accordingly.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy or changing schedules. These formats let licensed professionals deliver therapeutic tools, emotional support, and skill-building without requiring travel, and they allow clients to access care from locations within the therapist’s practice area.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Laurie commonly address?

Laurie works with a broad set of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, family and relationship problems, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep difficulties, anger, self-esteem, career changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Additional focuses include attachment issues, codependency, caregiver stress, and domestic violence.

What is Laurie’s therapeutic style like?

She takes a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate stance while tailoring dialogue and treatment plans to each client. Her work combines skill-building and exploratory approaches to meet practical goals and foster deeper self-understanding.

How long has Laurie been practicing clinically?

She has eight years of professional experience as a licensed social worker providing mental health services across a range of concerns and settings.

What credential and location details are on record?

Laurie holds the LSCSW credential with the designation KS LSCSW LSCSW 05679 and practices in Kansas.

Does Laurie offer services in languages other than English or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for working together?

Laurie provides multiple online options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are fees and payment structured?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions are accessed via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are needed to begin therapy with Laurie?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issues

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepression Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Attachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harm Social anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Kansas

Languages

English