About Maura
Maura Plourde is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She brings 15 years of practical experience and a compassionate, respectful approach. Maura focuses on listening carefully and tailoring each conversation to what a person needs right now.
Her work often centers on the heavy, ongoing strain of compassion fatigue and caregiver stress. She also supports people facing illness, chronic pain, or end-of-life issues and those sorting through divorce, loss, or hard decisions.
Background and approach
Maura addresses practical everyday concerns too, such as money stress, trouble with communication, and feelings of isolation. In sessions she uses clear, focused methods to help people make small, useful changes. That can mean adjusting unhelpful thoughts, setting reachable goals, or finding short-term strategies to manage distress.
She aims for simple steps that fit into real life. Maura speaks plainly and keeps things grounded. She works with each person to build a plan that matches their pace and priorities.
People can expect straightforward support and tools to help move forward. Her practice is based in North Carolina and she conducts work in English. Maura emphasizes collaboration and practical problem-solving as she helps people find steadier footing during difficult times.
How Maura’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk things through and to decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful habits; it is often used for anxiety, low mood, and stress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to try methods that match goals and preferences, and adjust work over time. That means together they decide whether to focus on thoughts, short-term solutions, motivation, or a combination of approaches.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, and ongoing reminders between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and busy days while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English