About Laurie
Laurie Horton offers steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or difficulties in relationships. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - based in New York with 27 years of experience. Laurie focuses on helping people build confidence and find clearer ways to cope.
She helps clients talk about painful experiences like trauma and abuse in a calm, straightforward way. Sessions aim to reduce shame and increase practical coping skills.
Background and approach
Laurie also brings experience supporting people with depression and eating disorder concerns by working on small, concrete steps toward feeling better. Laurie creates an accepting space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment. She encourages honest conversation and works at the clients pace.
The goal is to strengthen resilience and decision making so daily life feels more manageable. Her style is collaborative and grounded. Laurie listens first, then helps set clear, realistic goals.
She checks in about what is or isnt working and adjusts the plan as needed. Laurie draws on nearly three decades of practice to guide conversations and offer practical tools. She supports people who want help managing anxiety, improving relationships, rebuilding self esteem, or moving beyond trauma.
Simple steps and steady support are central to her approach.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Laurie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach she uses helps people learn clear coping skills for anxiety and stress - this involves identifying patterns that keep worries active and practicing small changes to reduce their hold. Another approach she draws on supports processing traumatic experiences in a paced way so difficult memories feel less overwhelming and daily functioning improves.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laurie partners with each person to figure out which techniques fit their needs and goals. She listens to what feels helpful, adjusts the plan, and teaches tools that clients can use between sessions.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues for richer conversation, phone sessions require less bandwidth, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between appointments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English