- Client-centered care
- CBT tools
- Stress and relationships
About Laura
Laura Richardson is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people reduce stress and anxiety and manage difficult emotions. She also supports those facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and substance concerns.
She uses a client-centered style that puts the person’s goals first. That means sessions start by listening to what matters most and working at the person’s pace. She combines that with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of coping.
Clients can expect straightforward tools for anger management and calming, practical approaches for daily stress, and help sorting family and communication problems. She also addresses deeper issues like trauma, abandonment, attachment concerns, and struggles that come from family of origin patterns.
Her practice includes attention to life transitions such as divorce, career shifts, and caregiving stress. She supports people working through addiction concerns and the emotional fallout of foster care or adoption experiences. Self-esteem, guilt, forgiveness, and commitment worries are also areas she addresses.
Sessions aim to balance listening with clear, doable steps people can try between meetings. Laura emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space so clients can speak openly about what they’re facing and decide what change looks like for them.
How client-centered work and CBT translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the person’s lead so they can set goals and pace. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to figure out what change might look like for them.Cognitive behavioral therapy is practical and skills-oriented. It helps people notice thoughts that increase distress and test alternative ways of thinking and behaving, which can be useful for anxiety, mood challenges, and managing anger.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each client to try methods that match their needs and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is reviewed. That means therapy can blend gentle listening with actionable steps based on what is working.
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use approaches like CBT exercises between meetings to practice new skills in day-to-day situations.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and communication problems, parenting and family issues, anger, addictions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
How does she approach therapy with clients?
Her work is client-centered, meaning the client’s priorities guide sessions. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
What experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional work experience supporting individuals through a range of life stages and concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Florida as an LMHC and practices in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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