- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Laura
Laura Rubenstein is an LCSW licensed in Illinois with 22 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting challenges. Her work also includes support for relationship concerns, family conflict, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, life transitions, and ADHD-related struggles.
She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Laura adapts conversations and plans to fit the needs of the individual.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to clarify immediate challenges and identify practical next steps that feel doable. In therapy she listens for strengths and patterns that contribute to ongoing difficulty. Then she helps clients try small changes to test what works in daily life.
Conversations are direct but warm, focused on real problems and real solutions. Parents often come for help managing stress, setting boundaries, or handling behavior and family strain. Laura offers clear guidance on communication and routines while also addressing the parent’s own well-being.
Her work balances short-term coping strategies with longer-term goals. Clients can expect a collaborative relationship where goals are revisited as needs change. Laura emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes and supports practical problem solving alongside emotional processing.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Many common evidence-based techniques focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building skills that work in daily life. One approach teaches specific coping skills and problem-solving steps to reduce anxiety and manage stress; it focuses on short-term tools you can practice between sessions. Another approach centers on processing difficult experiences and their emotional impact, helping people make sense of past trauma and lessen its hold on current relationships and mood.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means checking in about what helps, making adjustments, and shaping a plan together rather than following a rigid script.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper discussion. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier when movement is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick check-ins and ongoing support between meetings. These options provide flexibility for different schedules, energy levels, and communication styles.
Questions people ask about Laura
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, anger, self-esteem, career matters, coping with life changes, and ADHD-related issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She listens, identifies patterns, and helps clients try practical changes that can be used right away.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of professional experience working with a range of stressors and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit differing schedules and preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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