About Laurel
Laurel Dietterle is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship concerns. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that ease day-to-day life. Laurel writes plainly and works collaboratively so goals feel meaningful and achievable.
Laurel begins by listening to what brought someone to therapy and what change would matter most. From there she helps people notice patterns, build self-compassion, and practice clearer communication.
Background and approach
Common topics include self-esteem, attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, and struggles with commitment or control. Her practice draws on several evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor support to each person. Sessions often include skill-building for emotion regulation, gentle exploration of internal parts, and experiments in changing unhelpful thinking and behavior.
She also supports people coping with dissociation, eating and food-related issues, and the emotional aftermath of disasters. Laurel highlights authenticity and values alignment in her approach. She aims to create a respectful space where people feel heard and can develop insight and resilience.
Over time she helps clients turn new understanding into concrete changes that fit everyday life. Laurel holds a New York LCSW and has six years of clinical experience. She works in English and practices in New York, offering an evidence-informed, down-to-earth approach to common mental health and relationship struggles.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Laurel uses approaches that are grounded in research and easy to apply in conversation and practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication and coping. Internal Family Systems involves exploring different parts of a person’s inner life to reduce self-criticism and strengthen self-compassion.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. Laurel approaches this collaboratively, asking about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in early sessions. Together the client and Laurel will try methods and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce commuting time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can also use remote sessions to practice communication skills in real time and to support steady progress across weekly appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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