Laurie Pittman, LPC, LMHC

Laurie Pittman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with twelve years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and on practical steps to feel steadier day to day. Laurie uses a warm, respectful style and works together with clients to set clear, reachable goals.

Laurie tailors each session to the person in front of her. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Systemic Therapy to match techniques to each concern. That can mean learning to spot unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing calm-focused exercises, or trying short-term strategies that change daily routines.

Her background includes long experience in classrooms before moving into counseling. That teaching history shapes her approach - sessions are often hands-on, practical, and focused on skills people can use between meetings. Laurie emphasizes strengths and small steps that add up over time.

Common areas she supports include relationships, family stress, self-esteem, coping with life changes, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting challenges, anger, career stress, and ADHD.

Sessions are conducted in English and are based in Louisiana. Laurie invites people to start by describing what matters most to them and then building a plan together. She aims to make therapy practical and approachable so clients can move toward clearer choices and daily relief.

How Laurie’s Approaches Fit into Online Therapy

Laurie often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT helps with stress, anxiety, low mood, and practical daily problems by teaching clear tools to try between sessions.

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices. These techniques can reduce reactivity and help people pause before reacting to stress or strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laurie collaborates with each person to choose which methods fit best for their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds so the therapy stays useful and relevant.

The profile does not specify particular session formats, so confirm the options before booking. Online therapy can help fit sessions into busy schedules and make regular meetings easier to attend. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is tight or let people use skill practice between appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and mindfulness exercises to work well in virtual sessions, focusing on concrete steps and in-the-moment skills rather than abstract discussion.