- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Laura
Laura Thompson is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of practice in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, grief, and parenting challenges. Her tone is direct and calm, aimed at parents who need clear support and practical steps.
She offers a listening style that centers the client's experience. Sessions focus on what matters most now and on small steps that can ease daily strain.
Background and approach
Laura uses straightforward tools to help with sleep, eating concerns, anger, and attention challenges like ADHD. Her work blends talk therapy with skills practice. She often uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and acceptance-based ideas to build values-driven action.
For strong emotions she draws on dialectical strategies to help clients tolerate distress and reconnect with what matters in relationships. Parents often come for help with setting boundaries, managing child-related stress, or handling major changes like separation and divorce. Laura also supports people coping with loss, addiction struggles, and body image or intimacy questions.
She pays attention to safety issues and history of trauma while keeping sessions focused and practical. Laura aims to create a steady, collaborative space where goals are clear and measurable. New clients usually begin with a conversation about priorities and practical next steps.
Over time the work moves toward habits that reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day functioning.
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
- Grief
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Body image
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that guide parenting and life changes
Laura often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for managing anxiety, parenting stress, and life transitions by focusing on what matters most rather than trying to eliminate every uncomfortable feeling.She also relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking that fuel worry or low mood. CBT breaks problems into small parts so clients can practice new responses to sleep issues, panic, or negative body image. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when relationship feelings and attachment patterns are central, helping people name emotions and respond with greater connection.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then recommend methods to try. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time based on what the client notices and needs.
Online therapy offers several practical options: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera time is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does Laura commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family strain, trauma and grief, addictions, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and parenting challenges among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is empathetic and practical, mixing talk with skill-building. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients who can work in that language.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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