Laurie Siegel, LCSW

Laurie Siegel is a New York licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 19 years of professional experience helping adults and families navigate life’s challenges. An LCSW indicates advanced training and licensure to provide clinical mental health services, assessment, and psychotherapy in New York. Since 2003 she has worked with people facing stress and anxiety, family conflict, motivation and confidence issues, low self-esteem, and depression.

She approaches therapy with a strengths-based perspective, holding the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and brings resources that support change. This outlook informs collaborative work that focuses on identifying practical tools, building resilience, and enhancing motivation to achieve meaningful goals. Laurie emphasizes the courage it takes to seek a more fulfilling life and frames therapy as a joint process of support and empowerment.

Her practice centers on helping clients take the first steps toward change, offering steady guidance while honoring their autonomy and personal knowledge. Laurie aims to create a respectful environment where clients can explore concerns and develop the skills needed for lasting improvement.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Remote Care

Laurie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill-building and symptom management. These approaches involve structured strategies to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address everyday stressors by teaching concrete coping tools and problem-solving methods that clients can apply between sessions.

She also emphasizes a strengths-based, collaborative approach that centers the client’s own knowledge and goals. This style supports work on family dynamics, self-esteem, motivation, relationship concerns, grief, and other life transitions by identifying existing resources and developing new skills alongside the therapist.

Deciding which therapeutic approach fits best is part of the process. Laurie works together with each person to explore goals, preferences, and needs, and to adjust techniques over time so the therapy plan feels useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life changes, and receive consistent support from a therapist without requiring travel.