Laurie Mombay, MD, LCPC

Laurie Mombay is a licensed clinician based in Maryland who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and trauma. She uses clear, practical strategies so people can build better day-to-day routines and feel more in control. Laurie brings 18 years of experience to each session and speaks with clients in straightforward language.

She trained in pastoral counseling and later worked in outpatient settings, employee assistance programs, victim advocacy, and corrections. That range gave her experience with mood disorders, panic, phobias, grief, and post-traumatic stress. She combines life experience with clinical tools to address problems you bring to session.

Laurie favors cognitive behavioral approaches that help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for mood and behavior regulation, and uses solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals and track progress. Sessions emphasize skills you can use between meetings.

Her style is compassionate and nonjudgmental while also being direct when change is needed. She believes insight matters, but acting on that insight is what produces change. Laurie aims to teach practical tools so clients can handle setbacks and build routines that support recovery.

People choose her when they want straightforward help with mood, sleep, relationships, or coping after trauma. She listens to each person's story and works collaboratively to create workable steps toward a more satisfying life.

How CBT and DBT work in online counseling

Laurie often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change everyday habits that keep problems going. CBT breaks concerns into manageable steps, so clients practice new responses between sessions and track small wins.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion and behavior regulation. DBT teaches breathing, distress-tolerance, and interpersonal skills that can reduce intense mood swings and impulsive actions. Solution-focused techniques are used to set short-term goals and notice progress quickly.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Laurie will help decide which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences through a collaborative conversation. That plan can change as progress is made and new challenges come up.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, skill coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep consistent contact as skills are practiced.