Laurie Pittman, LPC, LMHC

Laurie Pittman is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC. She brings 12 years of counseling experience and a straightforward, practical approach to sessions. Laurie aims to help people untangle habits of thought, manage stress, and move toward clearer goals.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, solution-focused ideas, and systemic thinking. She uses techniques that help people spot unhelpful thoughts, practice calmer responses, and try small behavioral changes that add up. Sessions focus on real-life steps rather than abstract theory.

Laurie often helps with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and bipolar mood concerns. She also supports people coping with relationship and communication problems, parenting strain, caregiver stress, codependency, addiction challenges, eating issues, and career-related stress. Emphasis is on practical strategies for day-to-day life.

Before counseling, Laurie spent over a decade as an educator. That background shapes her clear, teaching-oriented style. She aims to make skills easy to practice between sessions and to explain tools in simple language.

Clients work together with Laurie to set goals and try approaches that fit their life. Her style is warm and respectful, focused on building rapport and encouraging progress one step at a time.

How online work uses CBT and mindfulness

Laurie often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce worry or low mood. Mindfulness teaches simple paying-attention skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept up in them, which can help with anxiety, stress, and strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Laurie will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust plans based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to keep using and which to change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face-to-face when that matters. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or flexible communication between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into busy lives and different routines.