Laura Lee Adams, LCSW
Supportive social worker for practical parenting help
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- 26
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Laura
Laura Lee Adams is a licensed clinical social worker in Mississippi with 26 years of experience. She centers care on practical help for stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, and parenting concerns. Laura listens for strengths and builds on what already works in a person's life.
She aims to make the first steps feel less overwhelming and more doable. Over her career she has guided people through relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and issues tied to identity such as LGBT-related concerns.
Background and approach
She also helps with sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, and the day-to-day strain of life changes. Sessions focus on concrete tools and small shifts that add up over time. Laura pays attention to family dynamics, blended family challenges, fatherhood issues, and complications that arise around separation or divorce.
She also addresses attachment struggles, codependency, body image, and recovery from domestic violence. Additional areas include fertility worries, first responder stress, and grief tied to loss or abandonment. Her approach treats each person as the expert in their own story while offering guidance and structure.
Conversations aim to clarify goals, try out new skills, and track what helps. Laura keeps work straightforward and focused on steps clients can try between meetings. Sessions are offered in English and are adaptable to different formats.
People who are ready to begin can expect a mix of practical problem-solving, steady support, and respect for their experience.
What Laura works with
Everything Laura lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Laura helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Many therapists use evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building life skills. One common approach teaches practical coping skills for anxiety, sleep, anger, and mood swings so people can try simple strategies between sessions. Another widely used method concentrates on relationships and attachment, helping people notice patterns in how they connect with others and try new ways of relating that reduce conflict and improve closeness.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. A therapist will listen to your goals, review what has worked before, and suggest a path that fits your needs and comfort level. Together you can adjust the plan as you learn what helps and what needs more attention.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video calls let you speak face-to-face when a longer conversation is needed. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, quick problem solving, or continuing support between longer sessions. These options help people access consistent care while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Laura
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and relationship strain, and she addresses parenting concerns and family problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions focus on practical steps and skill building while recognizing each person as the expert in their own life.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 26 years of professional work experience supporting people through a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Mississippi.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the person.
How does the cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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