- Focus on relationships
- Practical coping tools
- Affirming approach
About Laure
Laure DeForges is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with adults on emotional challenges. She brings seven years of experience in Pennsylvania and focuses on issues like depression, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. Laure aims to provide a steady, respectful space for people to explore difficult feelings and practical next steps.
She pays close attention to how relationships and past experiences shape daily life. Topics often addressed include self-esteem, guilt and shame, social anxiety, and feelings of isolation. Laure also supports people dealing with addiction, intimacy concerns, grief, and career stress.
Her way of working is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on building coping strategies, identifying personal strengths, and trying small changes that add up over time. Laure listens for patterns such as attachment or control issues and helps clients name and understand them.
People who value straightforward feedback and steady encouragement tend to fit well with her style. She also works with clients facing complex co-morbid issues, including codependency and domestic violence-related effects. Laure respects each person’s pace and helps set realistic goals.
Laure practices in Pennsylvania and conducts therapy in English. She uses her clinical experience to guide goal-setting and problem-solving, encouraging clients to test new approaches between sessions. To begin, prospective clients use the site’s Start Therapy option to match and schedule a first appointment.
Approaches that guide online work
Laure uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address problems like anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship patterns. One common approach she employs focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing more balanced thinking; this helps people manage worry and low mood by changing how they respond to difficult situations. Another frequent element in her work is attention to attachment and relationship patterns, which involves tracking how early connections show up in current relationships and trying new ways of relating to reduce isolation and conflict.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Laure works with each person to decide which ideas and exercises fit their goals and comfort level. She regularly checks in and adjusts the plan so therapy stays relevant to what the client wants to change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to continue work when life events disrupt routines, while the therapist and client focus on practical skills that carry into everyday life.
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Experience
7+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Laure address?
She works with anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress among other issues. Additional focuses include codependency, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, with an emphasis on building coping skills and testing small changes between sessions. She aims for clear, supportive feedback.
What background and experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience and has worked with adults on issues like self-esteem, guilt, and interpersonal patterns.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.