Laurie McNamara, LCSW

Laurie McNamara is a licensed clinical social worker with five years of experience in Delaware. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, or low self-esteem. Laurie also supports clients dealing with career questions, motivation, and the challenges that come with life changes.

Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. She talks with each person to figure out what matters most and then tailors a simple plan to meet those needs. Laurie aims to make sessions practical and focused, so people leave with clear next steps.

Laurie uses tools from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods to tackle thoughts and habits that get in the way. She also draws on motivational interviewing and narrative therapy to help people find their values and rewrite stories that hold them back.

She has experience addressing trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Laurie also works with issues related to first responder stress, intellectual disability, jealousy, and young adult transitions. Her work includes coaching-style support when clients want goal-focused help.

Laurie emphasizes collaboration and respect in every session. She encourages people to take small steps that fit their life, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds. To start, she asks about what brought someone in and what a better week would look like, then they map out realistic next moves together.

How Laurie’s Approaches Work Online

Laurie uses a few practical approaches that help people make changes and meet goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors so small changes lead to different outcomes. Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on strengths and next steps, helping people set short-term goals and notice what is already working.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. Laurie will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and how they prefer to work. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan if something isn’t helping.

If you are interested in online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins between in-person visits, and reduce time spent on travel. It can also let someone have sessions when scheduling around work or caregiving would otherwise be difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and solution-focused techniques to work well over distance, focusing on practical tools and homework that fit day-to-day life.