Laura Contreras, LMFT - Therapist in Wisconsin

About Laura

Laura Contreras is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Wisconsin. She uses clear, practical strategies to help people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and life transitions. Sessions aim to be direct and supportive so clients can make steady changes that feel manageable.

Contreras draws on approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different actions.

Background and approach

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how connection and history influence current relationships. These methods get translated into simple steps to try between sessions. Her practice focuses on a wide range of concerns, including self-esteem, intimacy issues, career-related stress, trauma and abuse, depression, and coaching for life direction.

She also addresses related topics such as communication problems, family of origin issues, divorce and separation, and panic attacks. Conversations stay practical, with attention to what the client wants to change next. Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental tone and straightforward tools they can use right away.

Progress is paced to the person’s needs and often includes small experiments and skill practice. The aim is to help people build clearer choices and steadier relationships over time. Contreras holds the LMFT credential and has five years of clinical experience.

She offers services in English and practices from Wisconsin.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that reflect their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing different behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic, low mood, or social anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current connection and trust, which can help with intimacy, communication, and family difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review what matters to the client, try ideas in session, and adjust methods based on how things are going. That collaborative process helps match a practical method to each person’s goals and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules, continue work during moves, or keep progress going between in-person visits. Licensed professionals can use these formats to guide skill practice, run communication exercises, and set small experiments clients can complete between contacts.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting difficulties as well as grief, depression, trauma and coaching for life changes.

What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?

The approach is practical and collaborative, using techniques from CBT, ACT, attachment work and client-centered methods to create small steps and experiments clients can try between sessions.

What background and experience does the therapist have?

The therapist holds an LMFT credential and has five years of professional experience working with a range of relationship and life transition issues.

Where is the therapist located and how is licensing listed?

She practices in Wisconsin and is licensed as an LMFT with license number WI LMFT 971-124.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients able to schedule with this therapist?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and starting therapy handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Parenting issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Licensed: Wisconsin
Languages: English

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