Laura Wheeler
Calm, practical help for everyday parenting stress
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Laura
Laura Wheeler is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and parenting concerns. She also addresses issues related to ADHD such as impulsivity, focus, and memory. She writes plainly and listens carefully to understand what matters to each person.
Her aim is to build on existing strengths so small steps lead to real change. She brings eight years of counseling experience to each session.
Background and approach
Laura uses a mix of tools tailored to the individual rather than a single fixed method. Conversations often include practical skill-building, thought work, and suggested readings that clients can use between sessions. Sessions typically focus on concrete problems and clear goals.
For example, work may include managing stress, improving day-to-day focus, reducing panic or low mood, or handling the demands of caregiving. Laura uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior strategies to teach emotional regulation and coping skills. She also offers bibliotherapy and other person-centered methods that invite clients to connect their goals to what they already value.
The tone of sessions is collaborative and straightforward, with tools explained in everyday language. Laura emphasizes practical steps clients can try right away. If someone is nervous about starting, Laura acknowledges that first step is often the hardest and aims to make the process feel manageable.
She supports people as they try new habits, track small wins, and adjust plans to fit real life.
How therapeutic methods translate to online sessions
Laura commonly draws from cognitive behavioral techniques that help people identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and skill-based, which fits well with video or phone sessions where homework and tracking can be reviewed together.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These are taught as step-by-step strategies clients can practice between meetings and report back on during chat or video check-ins.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, habits, and preferences and then try methods that match those needs. That collaborative testing helps narrow to the most useful techniques over time.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules, make it easier to follow up between sessions, and let clients choose what feels most comfortable for discussing day-to-day challenges. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, review progress, and adjust plans so therapy fits life rather than the other way around.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
Next step
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