Lauri Maynard

Lauri Maynard is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Connecticut with 22 years of experience. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. Her work also includes support for people concerned about loneliness, midlife questions, and finding life purpose.

She uses practical therapeutic techniques and problem solving alongside attention to the mind-body connection. Sessions focus on building skills for coping, improving communication, and reducing anxiety. Lauri draws on her own experience with depression and burnout to shape methods that emphasize real-world changes rather than only talk.

Work with Lauri is collaborative. She and the client look at patterns that get in the way, practice new responses, and test small changes that fit day-to-day life. Conversations aim to increase self-acceptance and clarity about values so decisions feel more aligned with what matters to the person.

Clients can expect straightforward explanations of techniques and concrete exercises to try between sessions. The emphasis is on steady, sustainable shifts that help people move from simply coping toward more options and direction. Lauri helps people notice what works and adjust the plan as they go.

Her practice includes attention to issues such as caregiver stress, autism and Asperger Syndrome related concerns, social anxiety, guilt and shame, and women's issues. Language of service is English, and international clients are not currently accepted.

How her approaches translate to online work

She primarily uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and problem solving. This approach involves identifying unhelpful patterns, trying new behaviors, and reviewing results to reduce anxiety and build coping ability. It is helpful for stress, social anxiety, and life changes.

She also attends to the mind-body connection, inviting simple practices that link physical self-care and emotion regulation. Those practices can include breathing or grounding exercises and brief behavioral experiments that support mood and energy. These methods work well for burnout, compassion fatigue, and depression related symptoms.

Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick approaches that match goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands. Together they test what helps and adjust the plan based on real-world results.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use video for longer sessions or phone for briefer check-ins depending on what fits a client's schedule and energy.