Deanna Laur , MD, LCMFT

Deanna Laur is a Maryland-licensed therapist with 14 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, anger management, and life transitions. Holding an MD and an LCMFT, she combines a medical background with specialized training as a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist to address both individual and relational concerns.

Her work emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person’s specific circumstances and goals. Deanna helps clients build motivation, strengthen self-esteem, and develop confidence while addressing related issues such as communication difficulties, control struggles, forgiveness, mood concerns, self-love, and workplace stress.

She frames therapy as a collaborative process and focuses on practical, solution-oriented strategies alongside a client-centered stance that honors each person’s experience. Deanna recognizes that beginning therapy can require courage and she affirms the importance of that first step as part of the healing and growth process.

Approaches that guide online therapy sessions

Deanna integrates client-centered and solution-focused methods to support people seeking change. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration; it creates space for clients to explore their feelings and values and is useful for building self-esteem, processing life changes, and improving emotional insight.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying practical goals and small steps that move a person toward those goals; it is oriented toward change and can be especially helpful for managing stress, addressing relationship concerns, and coping with workplace or day-to-day challenges.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and is handled collaboratively. Deanna works with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care with licensed professionals and therapists even when in-person meetings are difficult.