- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Laura
Laura Chilson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma. She uses practical, straight talk to help people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and parenting concerns. Her style is warm and respectful, focused on small steps that add up to real change.
Before becoming a counselor she worked in social services, life coaching, and as a school counselor. Those roles shaped her understanding of everyday pressures and how systems around someone can affect their wellbeing.
Background and approach
She completed a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling and met the supervised practice hours and exam requirements needed for licensure. In sessions she blends approaches to fit each person. That might mean exploring attachment patterns to improve relationships, using cognitive techniques to change unhelpful thinking, or teaching mindfulness and distress-tolerance skills for strong emotions.
Conversations are practical and goal-focused, not just talk for its own sake. Laura also has experience supporting people through addiction recovery work and coping with major life changes such as divorce, illness, or immigration stress. She pays attention to family of origin issues, blended family dynamics, and parenting challenges while keeping the focus on the individual’s needs.
Therapy can feel daunting at first, and Laura aims to make the first steps manageable. She helps clients set clear goals and builds skills they can use between sessions. Her approach is collaborative and adaptive to each person’s pace and priorities.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative 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.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections. It helps people understand why they react certain ways in close relationships and guides changes in how they relate to partners and children. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with concrete behavioral experiments. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when patterns of thinking fuel upsetting feelings. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and bring more calm into daily life; it pairs well with skills work for emotion regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Laura will help explore your goals, preferences, and the challenges you bring so you can try methods that match your needs. That decision happens together and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit your life. Video is good for a full session with face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when a shorter interaction fits a busy day. These options help people keep momentum between sessions and make scheduling more flexible.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does Laura commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep difficulties, bipolar mood challenges, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. She mixes client-centered listening with goal-focused strategies like CBT and DBT skills depending on the situation.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She has five years of experience as a therapist and prior work in social services, life coaching, and school counseling, which inform her practical approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Oklahoma.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; 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 the therapist's availability.
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