- Years in practice
- 23
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Laura
Laura Walls is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 23 years of experience. She uses clear, practical guidance to help people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and major life shifts. Parents reading on a phone will find short, direct conversations focused on what they need now.
She centers sessions on attachment-based ideas and client-centered work. That means she pays attention to relationship patterns and follows each person’s pace.
Background and approach
Cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness are used to change unhelpful thoughts and to build calmer, steady routines. Laura has long experience with adults facing midlife change, caregivers, and people managing workplace pressure. She supports those coping with grief, trauma, sleep problems, ADHD, and issues around intimacy and self-worth.
Parenting is one named focus area, and she helps parents untangle stress and daily routines that affect family life. Therapy sessions are collaborative and practical. Clients can expect skills they can try between meetings, clearer communication tools, and ways to reduce overwhelm.
Laura encourages small experiments that fit real life rather than abstract homework. Her approach blends listening with straightforward strategies. Over time the goal is better coping, stronger relationships, and more confidence in everyday choices.
The work moves at a person’s pace and adapts as needs change.
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
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- 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)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
How attachment, CBT, and client-centered care translate online
Attachment-based work looks at how past and current relationships shape feelings and reactions. Online sessions use conversation and reflective questions to identify patterns and try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or lift mood. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the person’s priorities so goals come from the client rather than the therapist.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss preferences, needs, and goals in early sessions and adjust methods over time. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what actually works for each person rather than locking into a single model.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins or step-by-step coaching easier between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around parenting demands, work, or caregiving schedules.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does Laura commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep issues, intimacy concerns, anger, and parenting challenges among other topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is compassionate and collaborative, using attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to shape sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working in a range of counseling settings with adults, caregivers, and people facing midlife transitions.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist factors; sessions are billed through 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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