About Laura
Laura Goodman is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people navigate family conflict, grief, and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, caregiver burnout, stress, anxiety, relationships, and depression. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate for people feeling overwhelmed.
She creates a calm space where clients can share worries and feelings without fear of judgment. Sessions aim to make problems clearer and to find practical steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Laura focuses on small, manageable changes that add up over time. Over seven years of practice, she has helped clients untangle difficult relationships and adjust to loss and shifting roles. That experience informs how she listens and offers tools that fit each person’s situation.
She draws on proven approaches to support coping and recovery. Laura works collaboratively, helping people set goals and decide what matters most. She explains options plainly and adapts methods to the client’s pace.
The emphasis is on real-world coping skills and emotional understanding. To begin, she guides clients through an initial matching and scheduling process so work can start promptly. Her style is warm and practical, aimed at helping people find steadier footing and clearer direction in everyday life.
How approaches are used in online sessions
Laura draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on helping people cope and regain balance. One approach emphasizes practical coping skills such as grounding, pacing, and activity scheduling to reduce anxiety and manage stress; these tools are taught and rehearsed in sessions so clients can use them day to day. Another approach centers on processing grief and loss by creating a safe space to tell the story of what happened and to build routines that support gradual adjustment and meaning-making.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and what has or has not worked before. Together they pick methods that match needs and adjust them as progress is made, so the plan stays relevant and doable.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people talk face to face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick ways to share thoughts between sessions or to reflect in writing. These options let people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping the focus on practical support and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
Also works with
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English