- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Depression
About Laura
Laura Todd is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and works with adults navigating life changes and emotional strain. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at giving parents usable tools they can try between sessions.
Laura uses simple, clear techniques to build self-awareness and everyday skills. She helps people notice patterns, try new responses, and track small changes over time.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters to each person and on steps that fit their daily life. Her approach draws from evidence-informed methods like acceptance and commitment strategies, cognitive behavioral ideas, and mindfulness practices. She also integrates skills from dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when those fit a client's goals.
The emphasis is on learning coping skills rather than on labels or tests. Clients can expect a collaborative partnership where goals are set together. Laura often teaches breathing and grounding exercises, thought-mapping tools, and ways to communicate more clearly with others.
She tailors these tools to the realities of parenting, work, and family routines. Based in California, Laura frames therapy as a chance to build steady habits that ease daily life. She invites people who want practical support and clear steps to reach out and explore how therapy could help.
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
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Communication problems
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
How therapy methods translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It is often useful for anxiety, parenting stress, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns in thoughts and behaviors and testing new ways of responding to reduce distress and improve daily routines. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating stress without impulsive reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions may mix techniques and adjust over time so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy makes these methods easier to access through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people practice skills in real time and see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a work break. Chat or messaging can support shorter check-ins and ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options aim to make it simpler to use therapeutic tools around busy family and work schedules.
Questions people ask about Laura
What kinds of problems does Laura help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, grief, trauma, ADHD, addictions, and related issues such as communication problems, guilt, and self-esteem.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is pragmatic and collaborative, using acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping strategies and improve daily functioning.
How much experience does this therapist have?
Laura has 16 years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker in California working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds a California LCSW license and practices from California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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