- Years in practice
- 19
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Laura
Laura Guarino is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 19 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical coping skills for stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, trauma, mood disorders, and related concerns. Laura aims to offer clear perspective and real strategies that fit into everyday life.
She uses straightforward conversations to help people sort through what feels overwhelming. Sessions often focus on identifying reactions, building coping strategies, and trying small changes that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Parents seeking support find concrete tools for communication, behavior challenges, and managing household stress. Her background includes work across settings such as teletherapy, in-home visits, hospital inpatient care, and collaborations with community responders. That range shaped her ability to adapt approaches to different situations and needs.
She has worked with substance use, self-harm concerns, bipolar mood patterns, ADHD, and trauma-related problems. Laura blends client-centered care with evidence-based methods like cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals and encourage steady progress.
The emphasis is on practical steps rather than on jargon. Her experience includes outreach to raise awareness about mental health and reduce stigma. Parents who want clear, doable strategies for family stress or parenting demands may find a direct, experienced clinician perspective in her work.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches and online support for parenting and stress
Laura draws on client-centered work to create a respectful, listening-first space. This approach means the conversation starts with what matters to the client and builds goals around their priorities. It helps people feel heard and shapes the plan around their values and daily life.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on recognizing thought and behavior patterns that add to stress. CBT helps people test unhelpful thoughts, try new responses, and track small changes that reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms. Mindfulness therapy is another tool she offers to help reduce reactivity and build attention to the present moment, which can be useful for parenting stress and mood regulation.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to pick methods that fit the client's goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is working and what needs change.
Online sessions give flexibility for busy families and people with limited time. Video calls allow face-to-face work when visual cues matter. Phone sessions or live chat can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Text-based messaging supports ongoing check-ins and brief coaching between sessions. These options help fit therapy into real-life schedules.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, mood disorders, addictions, ADHD, and related issues such as communication problems and isolation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered, practical style that emphasizes listening and collaborative problem solving. Sessions focus on clear strategies and small, achievable steps.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 19 years of clinical experience working across teletherapy, in-home visits, hospital settings, and community collaborations.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, listed as LMHC, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How do fees and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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