Laurel Dietterle

Laurel Dietterle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with six years of experience. She works with adults who are feeling stuck or overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, and relationship or family problems. Laurel lists life purpose among the kinds of issues she helps people think through.

She begins by asking what brought someone to therapy and what would make the work meaningful. Early sessions focus on mapping patterns that keep someone stuck, and on identifying small changes that feel doable. Conversations often include practical communication skills and ways to manage intense emotions.

Laurel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She describes drawing on cognitive behavioral methods to spot thinking patterns and on dialectical behavior skills to manage distress. She also works with parts work ideas from Internal Family Systems to understand conflicting inner voices.

Her style is collaborative and direct. She prioritizes clear goals and concrete tools that people can try between sessions. Expect to discuss specific situations, practice new responses, and check progress over time.

Laurel works in English and sees clients in New York. She supports people dealing with complex themes such as attachment and abandonment, codependency, commitment concerns, dissociation, eating and food-related issues, gender dysphoria, and feelings of emptiness or shame. Her background is focused on helping adults find steadier footing when life feels uncertain.

Therapeutic techniques and how they work online

Laurel draws on a few evidence-based approaches to do practical work in sessions. Cognitive behavioral methods focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real situations to reduce anxiety and depressive thinking. Dialectical behavior skills teach concrete strategies for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and practicing clearer communication. Internal Family Systems offers a way to notice different inner parts that have competing needs and to try new, calmer ways of responding.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Laurel frames treatment as collaborative and will help you decide which techniques match your goals and how quickly to try them. She checks in on what is or isn't helping and adjusts the plan together with each client.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time that can limit scheduling. Some formats can be better for talking without video, while others work well for skill practice on camera; Laurel and clients choose what fits their schedules and energy levels.