- Stress and anxiety
- Family concerns
- Adoption and foster care
About Laura
Laura Richardson is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience. She uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person seeking help in charge of the work. Her manner is straightforward and calm, aimed at helping people find clearer footing when life feels overwhelming.
She helps people manage stress and anxiety and offers practical tools for anger and mood concerns. Laura also supports those dealing with depression, addiction struggles, and relationship problems. Parents and caregivers may find guidance for parenting strains, blended family concerns, and caregiver stress.
Adoption and foster care concerns and attachment issues are listed among her additional focus areas, and she addresses those topics in sessions when they arise. She also works with people facing grief, life transitions, and struggles with self-esteem or career direction. Challenges such as guilt, shame, codependency, and communication problems are part of the clinical picture she addresses.
Laura blends client-centered work with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, helping clients notice patterns of thinking and try small behavior changes. Sessions aim to be practical and conversational, not lecture-style. The focus is on steps someone can use between meetings to make daily life more manageable.
She practices in Florida and offers sessions in English. Taking a first step can feel hard, and she focuses on creating a nonjudgmental environment where people can speak openly about their concerns.
How client-centered and CBT approaches work online
Laura uses client-centered principles to keep the session focused on the person's priorities. This approach means the therapist listens closely, follows the client's lead, and adapts the pacing and topics to what matters most. It helps people who need a supportive space to talk through difficult feelings.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is used to identify thinking patterns that contribute to distress and to practice small behavior changes. CBT techniques can help with anxiety, mood concerns, anger management, and coping with life transitions by translating insights into concrete daily steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laura will collaborate with each client to decide whether client-centered listening, CBT techniques, or a mix of both fits best. Goals, preferences, and life demands guide that choice so sessions feel relevant and doable.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists adapt their methods to suit remote conversations so progress can continue even when meeting remotely.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Laura commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centered and collaborative, placing the person in the lead while offering practical CBT-based tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with individuals at various stages of life and with a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LMHC credential and is licensed in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How do fees and billing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.