Laurence Scappa, LCSW

Laurence Scappa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New Jersey with 40 years of professional experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, and depression. Laurence writes plainly about helping people use their existing strengths to face difficult problems.

He practices in a straightforward, person-focused way. Laurence treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them sort through what gets in the way of change. Sessions typically focus on practical steps and clearer thinking about difficult emotions and behaviors.

Laurence draws from several approaches when appropriate, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. He mixes methods to match the problem at hand, for example addressing compulsive behaviors or anxious thinking with structured techniques and using emotion-focused conversations for intimacy concerns.

He has long experience helping people manage drug and alcohol addiction, compulsive patterns, panic and phobias, and problems tied to guilt, shame, or control. Laurence also works on communication problems, forgiveness, and rebuilding self-regard after painful events.

Practical problem solving and steady support are central to his work. He asks simple questions, lays out possible steps, and checks in with progress. To begin, clients follow the site's matching steps and schedule an initial session.

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