she/her
Laurie Nelson Austin
LCSW
Location
Virtual, Connecticut
Insurance Accepted
Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth
Communication Style
Action-oriented, Challenging, Engaging, Exploratory, Warm
Focus areas
ADHD, Anger Issues, Animal Loss, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Relationship Concerns, Stress, Women's Issues, Workplace Stress
Experienced with
Parents, Students
Years of Experience
20+
I will help you get unstuck and move beyond your fight, and flight, freeze your response as you learn acceptance and self-compassion.
License number
#2496
Therapy style
I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents, adults and couples. I have enjoyed and respected each and every individual who has reached out to me, regardless of their backgroud, regardless of their presenting problem. I have been able to engage each and every one of those individuals. My style is open, warm, interactive, humorous at times, challenging at times, always interested, always fullly present and aware of the person's words, their affect, thier context. I am honest & appropriately direct. I listen. I encourge exploration of the clients truths. My interest in each human being is deep and authentic.
Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution-focused
- Strengths-based
Education
MS-Master of Science, Case Western Reserve University
Graduate school internship- The Cleveland Clinic, Dept of Psychiatry
Certificate - CPT Practitioner
Interests
tennis, biking, skiing, sailing, spending time with friends and family