Laura Brum, LPC - Therapist in Oregon

About Laura

Laura Brum is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with ten years of experience. She focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside a broad mix of mood, trauma, and stress-related issues. Her manner is warm and respectful, aiming to make therapy feel manageable rather than intimidating.

She uses plain language and practical steps so parents can act on problems quickly. She draws from several approaches to match what a person needs.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps break unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used when past trauma keeps affecting day-to-day life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools for managing strong emotions and improving communication.

In sessions she works collaboratively to set clear goals and simple plans. That can include brief skills training, guided problem solving, or focused work on past hurts. She pays attention to strengths as well as struggles to build realistic next steps.

Laura practiced for years in a rural Oregon setting, gaining experience with depression, anxiety, parenting problems, anger, ADHD, OCD, and survivors of abuse. Her background includes helping people cope with life transitions and chronic health challenges. She keeps the focus on what will help someone move forward.

Her approach is practical and people-centered. She aims to create space for honest conversation and step-by-step change. If someone is ready to begin, she supports them in taking the first steps toward better functioning and greater calm.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs, helping people clarify goals and use their own strengths to solve problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, targets difficult memories and trauma symptoms by combining brief memory work with guided bilateral stimulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and use what fits a person's needs, goals, and comfort. That collaborative process aims to match techniques to the problem rather than forcing a single method.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier and to fit into busy family lives. These formats let people practice skills between sessions and maintain contact when in-person visits are hard to arrange. They offer flexibility for those juggling parenting, work, or health limitations while keeping therapy focused on practical progress.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Laura address?

She works with a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting and family matters, relationship and intimacy concerns, bipolar and mood disorders, ADHD, grief, and stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The style is warm, caring, and interactive. Sessions emphasize practical steps, respectful listening, and plans that fit each person's life.

What experience does she bring?

She has ten years of counseling experience, including work with people affected by physical trauma or emotional abuse and those facing OCD, ADHD, parenting challenges, and mood disorders.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a licensed professional counselor with the Oregon LPC number C9349 and the Colorado LPC number LPC.0014981. She is based in Oregon.

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 can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for therapy?

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, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Trauma and abuse
Grief
Anger management

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Colorado, Oregon
Languages: English

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