- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Laura
Laura Pascal is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with 20 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed by life changes. Parents who are juggling responsibilities often find practical strategies and calm guidance in her sessions.
Her work focuses on real problems people bring - grief, relationship strain, career questions, and parenting concerns. She uses clear, collaborative methods to identify what is most helpful right now.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to produce simple steps you can try between meetings and time to talk through what matters most. Over two decades she has supported people through midlife shifts, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and workplace compassion fatigue. She also works with those facing blended family issues, divorce and separation, and first responder or veteran concerns.
Her experience includes helping people sort out values, build communication skills, and manage persistent worry. Her style blends client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches. She also uses motivational interviewing and narrative methods to help clients find their own momentum.
The focus is on usable change, not on labels or jargon. Clients meet by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging. Sessions are offered in English and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-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.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, validation, and working at your pace. The therapist follows your lead, helping you name what matters and supporting choices that feel right for you.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks closely at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or lift mood.
Mindfulness therapy trains attention and present-moment noticing to ease reactivity and stress. Short practice and breathing techniques are often used to help people feel steadier in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Plans can shift over time as needs change, with the client guiding the pace and focus.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents and working people. Video calls let you read body language and have face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions or voice-only calls are helpful when bandwidth is low or you need a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to send notes between sessions or check in on days when a full conversation won’t fit. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around daily life.
Questions people ask about Laura
What issues does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and parenting challenges, plus relationship and career concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, mixing listening with practical tools to address daily problems and patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Laura has 20 years of clinical experience supporting people through life transitions, caregiver stress, and workplace fatigue.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability and can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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