Laura Rubenstein
Compassionate, practical support for family challenges
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Laura
Laura Rubenstein is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of professional experience based in Illinois. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and major life changes. She also works with issues related to relationships, family dynamics, parenting, trauma and abuse, LGBTQ concerns, career questions, self-esteem, and ADHD.
Her approach is grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She shapes each conversation and plan around what the person in front of her actually needs.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals rather than jargon. She talks through options with clients, then adapts strategies to fit daily life and parenting demands. Her style balances listening with action.
She offers space to process painful experiences while helping clients try small changes between sessions. That combination aims to reduce stress and improve family interactions. Laura draws on evidence-based techniques to address trauma, anxiety, and mood concerns.
Over two decades she has helped people navigate relationship strain, parenting challenges, and career transitions. Her clinical license is LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. People who want a steady, supportive clinician for family and parenting-related concerns may find her approach helpful.
She invites careful steps toward clearer communication, healthier routines, and more manageable stress. The first meeting centers on what matters most to the client.
Approaches that fit family and parenting needs online
Laura uses evidence-based techniques to address trauma, anxiety, and mood problems in ways that work for busy family lives. One common approach focuses on trauma-informed care, which helps people safely process past hurt and build coping skills for stressful moments. This approach is useful when past experiences keep affecting current relationships and daily functioning.Another frequently used method centers on skills for anxiety and stress management. It teaches practical tools such as breathing, pacing activities, and breaking problems into manageable steps. These skills are aimed at reducing immediate overwhelm and helping clients practice calmer responses at home.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels doable in day-to-day family life. Together they pick methods and adjust them as progress is made so the work stays relevant and realistic.
Online sessions with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for parents and caregivers. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around school runs, work, and weekends. They also allow for follow-up check-ins and short skills practice between longer sessions, which can help new habits stick.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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