Laurie Coppa, LCSW

Laurie Coppa is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York. She brings 24 years of experience and a straightforward, caring style to sessions. Laurie focuses on helping people untangle stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and trauma-related difficulties. She talks in plain language and aims to make clients feel heard and understood.

Laurie has worked in many settings including inpatient psychiatric units, medical hospital units, neonatal intensive care, adolescent residential care, and with survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. She has also supported people facing end-of-life stress and caregiver strain. Those roles gave her a clear view of how systems meant to help can sometimes add confusion.

Her approach is interactive and solution-focused. She emphasizes emotional awareness and developing self-love as a practical tool. Sessions look for obstacles that block change and then work on ways to move past them. Laurie often reflects back what she hears to help clients see things more clearly.

She draws on several methods, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Laurie encourages regular meeting times - weekly or every other week - because steady dialogue tends to help progress. She offers phone and video sessions as primary options, with live chat as an alternative.

Laurie views the therapist-client relationship as a team effort. She asks clients to commit to the work and to make session times a priority so they can build momentum toward better days.

How Laurie Uses Talk-Based Methods Online

Laurie often combines cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered work in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, and stress. Client-centered therapy centers the conversation on the client's experience, with the therapist reflecting what is said and helping the person clarify their feelings and goals.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Laurie will listen to your goals and preferences and help decide which methods to try first. She adjusts techniques over time based on what is helpful and what fits your pace and needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quieter check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, homework review, or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, caregiving schedule, or other life demands.