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Laura Walls

Supportive, practical therapy for family life

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
23 years
Licensed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Laura

Laura Walls is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 23 years of clinical experience. She uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Her approach is calm and collaborative, focused on clear goals and everyday strategies that fit into busy family lives.

Parents reading on a phone will find plain language and straightforward steps rather than jargon. She often addresses relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting concerns, and burnout.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on identifying patterns, testing small changes, and building skills that reduce overwhelm. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Attachment-based ideas help people notice how early relationships shape current needs.

Laura also brings tools from mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people stay present and find motivation for change. These methods are mixed to match each person's situation and goals. Work typically includes short exercises, practice between sessions, and clear tracking of progress.

Her background includes helping people cope with trauma, grief, ADHD, and major life changes. She also supports clients dealing with career stress, caregiver strain, blended family concerns, and issues around adoption and aging. The tone in sessions is steady, practical, and nonjudgmental.

People who choose her can expect a warm, focused working relationship where goals are reviewed and adjusted as needed. She guides steps that feel doable, helps troubleshoot setbacks, and highlights practical wins along the way.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Laura blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centered techniques to create practical work you can do from home. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people build safer, more stable ways of interacting.

Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about goals and preferences, try approaches that suit those goals, and adjust plans as progress is tracked. Clients and the therapist decide together what techniques feel most helpful and realistic.

Online formats make attending easier for busy family schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared screen work for worksheets. Phone sessions can fit into brief breaks, and live chat or text messaging support short check-ins or between-session follow-up. These options increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep steady progress while balancing daily responsibilities.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to family life?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting, grief, burnout, and related issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical, blending attachment ideas, CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to set clear goals and try small changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working in a range of counseling settings with adults facing life transitions and emotional challenges.
What credentials and location information are on record?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with license number VA LPC 0701004240 and practices in Virginia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
23 years
Licensed
Virginia
Languages
English

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