- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Laura
Laura Powers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical strategies parents can use to manage stress, mood changes, sleep problems, and relationship strain. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth, and she aims to make sessions feel like a calm place to talk things through.
She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered work to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Sessions typically include straightforward tools for managing anxiety, depressive symptoms, panic, and compulsive thoughts. Mindfulness and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. Laura has supported people dealing with grief, addiction, postpartum depression, trauma responses, and stress related to caregiving or high-demand jobs.
She also helps clients sort through parenting challenges and the emotional fallout that can follow life changes or disasters. Goals are practical and specific, such as improving sleep, reducing panic attacks, or managing anger more effectively. Her style is compassionate and nonjudgmental.
She listens first, then offers techniques that fit each person’s situation and values. Therapy is a collaboration where the client’s priorities guide the plan. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Laura works with people across a broad range of concerns and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Laura works with
Everything Laura lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Laura helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Laura lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using ACT, CBT, and Client-Centered Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and situations where someone wants clearer direction in life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that keep people stuck; it is often used for depression, panic, OCD symptoms, and insomnia. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a warm, accepting relationship where the therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead to build insight and self-compassion.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to test methods and pick what fits best for their goals and preferences. That can mean trying short CBT exercises one week and using ACT skills the next to see what helps most.
Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging formats let people check in between appointments or use brief coaching during the week. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, childcare, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Laura
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar mood challenges, addictions, trauma and related issues. Parenting concerns, sleep problems, anger, and career or life-change stress are also within her focus.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, compassionate, and nonjudgmental. She listens closely and then suggests practical tools from several approaches that fit each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working in New York and with a wide range of concerns including mood disorders and parenting issues.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in New York and holds the LCSW credential, licensed in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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