Maura Plourde, LCSW

Maura Plourde is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina with 15 years of professional experience. She helps people who are managing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She also works with those experiencing compassion fatigue and related strain from caregiving or health challenges.

Maura uses clear, practical conversations to address problems. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to focus on what matters most to each person. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy appear in her work when people want short-term goals and clearer steps forward.

Sessions center on specific, achievable changes. Maura listens for what feels overwhelming and then helps break it into smaller tasks. She pays attention to money and work pressures, caregiving burdens, and physical illness when they affect daily coping. Her approach emphasizes workable strategies rather than long lists of concepts.

People often come with grief, burnout, or recurring low mood. Maura helps with practical ways to manage symptoms and keep up with daily responsibilities. She also supports conversations about end-of-life planning, caregiver stress, and changing family roles when those issues are present.

Her practice favors short, focused work when that fits someone’s needs, and more open-ended support when problems are complex. To begin, she asks about immediate concerns and then proposes small steps to try between sessions.

How Maura’s approaches translate to online work