About Laurie
Laurie Speed is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with 14 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and major life changes. Her work often focuses on practical coping skills and building self-compassion.
Laurie takes a compassionate, calm approach in sessions. She listens without judgment and helps clients put words to difficult feelings. Conversations move at a steady pace so people can try small changes that fit their lives.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with people dealing with caregiver strain, communication problems, divorce and separation, and loneliness. She also addresses guilt, shame, forgiveness, and rebuilding self-love after loss or hardship. Sessions draw on several therapy styles to meet the issue at hand.
Laurie integrates client-centered work that follows each person's goals and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help sort out strong emotions in relationships and personal crises. She also uses narrative and psychodynamic ideas to help people make sense of past patterns and create new stories about themselves. People who prefer a warm, steady counselor may find her style helpful.
She offers online formats including video, phone, live chat, and messaging to fit different schedules and needs. To begin, a simple matching questionnaire is used to pair someone with her availability and session options.
Therapeutic approaches and what online sessions look like
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client's lead. The therapist listens closely and helps the person set their own goals, which works well for anyone wanting a collaborative pace and practical steps for daily life.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and naming strong emotions. It is useful when people are overwhelmed by feelings after loss, trauma, or relationship stress and need help sorting those emotions into manageable parts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Laurie will discuss which methods might help based on a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan over time. This is a collaborative process where the client’s feedback guides changes to the approach.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing processing, or maintaining continuity between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
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- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English