- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Laura
Laura Wheeler, LPC, focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and attention challenges. She writes plainly and listens closely so clients can name what matters most and take small steps forward. Laura aims to build on each person’s strengths to create changes that feel manageable and useful.
She has eight years of counseling experience working with concerns such as trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, impulsivity, and questions about life purpose.
Background and approach
Her work often addresses practical issues like focus, concentration, and memory problems linked to ADHD. Sessions center on real-life skills clients can try between meetings. Laura uses a mix of approaches tailored to the individual rather than a single fixed method.
Techniques may include cognitive-behavioral tools, skills drawn from dialectical behavior approaches, and reading-based assignments to reinforce learning. She describes the process as collaborative and paced to the client’s needs. In sessions she helps people break down big problems into clearer parts and practice new responses.
She supports caregivers who are feeling worn down and adults managing chronic conditions or persistent stress. The goal is steady progress toward more ease, clearer focus, and greater satisfaction. Laura is licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan and conducts work in English.
She emphasizes practical steps, honest conversation, and building on what’s already working in a person’s life.
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.
Practical approaches for online parenting support
Laura often uses cognitive-behavioral techniques that help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. These tools are useful for anxiety, low mood, and daily problems like focus or impulsivity. Dialectical behavior approaches provide concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interaction during heated moments with others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose techniques and adjust them over time so the plan fits the person’s life and parenting concerns.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face time for in-depth skill practice. Phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Chat and messaging support brief check-ins, homework discussion, and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit regular care into busy schedules and to keep working on goals from different settings.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does Laura commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, and ADHD-related challenges like impulsivity and focus problems.
What is the therapy style like during sessions?
Sessions are collaborative and practical, focusing on clear problems and teaching skills that can be practiced between meetings.
What kind of professional background does she have?
Laura has eight years of counseling experience helping people with mental health and caregiving concerns.
Where is Laura licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in the state of Michigan.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are used for online therapy?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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