LMSW
Laurie Jolly, LMSW
- Experience38 years
- LocationMichigan
- Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Trauma and abuse
- Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Laurie
Laurie Jolly brings 38 years of clinical practice to her work, integrating an Internal Family Systems perspective with complementary approaches to support clients through stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma, and relationship struggles.
Background and approach
As an LMSW licensed in Michigan, she emphasizes collaboration and respects each person's expertise in their own life while helping people identify strengths and practical steps toward change. Her approach balances insight with real-world strategies to address depression, addictions, parenting and intimacy-related concerns.
Laurie draws on attachment-informed work and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people improve communication, cope with life transitions, and manage mood or panic symptoms. She also attends to complex family patterns such as blended family issues, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and problems stemming from guilt, shame, or infidelity.
With attention to LGBT concerns, veteran and armed forces issues, and a range of personality and mood disorders, Laurie aims to empower clients to build clearer relationships with themselves and others. Therapy with Laurie centers on practical tools and compassionate support.
She frames the therapeutic process as a partnership in which clients’ goals and values guide the work, and she adapts methods to fit each person’s needs and circumstances.
Bringing relational and parts-focused approaches to online care
Laurie combines Internal Family Systems with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide online work. Internal Family Systems helps people explore inner parts and their roles so that conflicted feelings and habitual patterns can be understood and transformed; it is useful for trauma responses, self-criticism, and complex emotional dynamics. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and committed action, teaching skills to allow for meaningful living even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. Attachment-Based Therapy addresses patterns formed in relationships and supports rebuilding trust, communication, and emotional regulation in close relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Laurie treats the choice of methods as collaborative. She will work with each client to clarify goals, preferences, and practical needs, then tailor techniques from these approaches to fit the person’s circumstances and pace of change.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or reach people at a distance. These formats support ongoing skill practice, prompt check-ins, and steady progress while allowing licensed professionals to adapt interventions to remote delivery and client preference.
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Experience
38+ years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English