Maura Plourde , LCSW

Maura Plourde is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with 15 years of professional experience. She specializes in supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, loss, depression, and major life changes, and she has specific experience addressing compassion fatigue. Maura approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, shaping conversations and treatment plans to reflect each individual’s needs and circumstances.

She focuses on empowering clients to take steps toward a more fulfilling life, recognizing that seeking change takes courage. Maura combines practical techniques with a client-centered stance, tailoring interventions to help people manage current challenges and build coping strategies for the future. Her work includes assisting caregivers, those facing aging or chronic illness concerns, and people navigating relationship transitions or questions of life purpose.

Maura aims to create a supportive space where clients can explore emotions, develop clearer goals, and practice skills that align with their values. She collaborates with clients to determine the best path forward and offers guidance designed to strengthen resilience and promote meaningful progress over time.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Maura Plourde integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to support clients in an online setting. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, giving clients space to lead conversations while the therapist reflects understanding and tailors support to each person's values and goals. This approach is helpful for those seeking a respectful, validating environment as they work through grief, life transitions, or feelings of isolation.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT offers practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with health and caregiving challenges by teaching skills that can be used between sessions. Motivational interviewing is used when clients seek change but feel uncertain; it helps clarify motivation and build commitment to practical steps forward.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the collaborative process. Maura works with clients to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made. Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for scheduling, reduce travel time, and make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals when and how it fits a client’s life.