About Lapree
Lapree Crawford is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She provides straightforward support for those facing family strain and people navigating major life changes. Her approach is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping clients take practical steps toward feeling more stable and confident.
With four years of professional experience, she draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. Lapree aims to create a space where clients can speak openly about difficult feelings without fear of judgment.
Background and approach
Conversations typically center on clear goals and everyday strategies that fit each person’s life. She also addresses issues like abandonment, communication problems, and isolation or loneliness. Financial worries, workplace stress, and questions about life purpose are included in her practice.
Lapree helps people untangle guilt, shame, and struggles with self-love so they can move forward. Sessions are practical and collaborative. Clients often work on small changes between meetings and revisit what helps.
The tone is warm and encouraging, with an emphasis on real-life steps for coping and growing. Based in Illinois as an LCSW, she offers support in English and accepts international clients. Her style suits people who want clear guidance and a steady partner while they work through personal challenges.
Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life
Lapree uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach she applies emphasizes identifying thought patterns that fuel anxiety and low mood, then testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce their hold. This approach helps when worry, negative self-talk, or low motivation make daily life feel heavy.She also uses methods that build coping skills for stress and life transitions. These techniques teach concrete tools - like short breathing or grounding practices, stepwise problem solving, and planning small behavioral changes - that people can try between sessions to see what helps. That work is useful for workplace stress, financial worries, and relationship communication problems.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is collaborative. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which techniques to try, adjust as needed, and track progress over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let conversations feel face-to-face. Phone sessions remove the need for a camera and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in more frequently with brief updates or short, focused conversations. These options help fit therapy into a busy schedule while keeping the work consistent and goal-oriented.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English