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Online therapist

Laura Wiseman

Compassionate help for parents and adults

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Laura

Laura Wiseman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting struggles, relationship issues, and mood disorders. She brings plainspoken support for grief, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and career questions. Parents reading on a phone can expect direct, practical help and a calm, steady presence in sessions.

Her style is warm and engaging. She listens first and focuses on the connection before moving to tools.

Background and approach

Sessions mix conversation with useful strategies that can be tried between meetings. Laura uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also draws on solution-focused therapy to set short-term goals and build on strengths.

The Gottman Method informs her work around relationship patterns and communication skills. With two decades of experience, Laura has worked with people facing domestic violence, fertility issues, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobia, bipolar conditions, and other mood disorders. That background shapes a practical, problem-solving approach to care.

She is licensed in New Jersey as an LCSW, license number NJ LCSW 44SC05309800. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair needs and scheduling preferences.

Approaches for online family and parenting concerns

Laura blends a few practical approaches to help clients make measurable change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. It is useful for mood disorders, stress, and ADHD-related struggles.

She also uses the Gottman Method to address relationship patterns and improve communication skills. That method centers on observing interaction habits and teaching concrete skills for healthier conversations and conflict management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laura discusses goals and preferences with each person and together they decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process helps shape a treatment plan that fits real-life parenting and family demands.

Online therapy makes the work easier to fit into busy schedules. Video calls let people talk face to face from home, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text-based messaging provide ongoing check-ins and brief coaching between meetings. These options increase flexibility while keeping the focus on practical strategies and steady 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.

Gottman Method

A research-based framework for couples, focused on how partners argue, repair, and stay connected. Practical and structured, with exercises to try between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Laura address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, parenting and family challenges, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, career pressure, bipolar and depression, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and engaging with a focus on connection. She listens carefully and then offers practical strategies to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of mood, stress, and family-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey with license number NJ LCSW 44SC05309800 and practices from New Jersey.
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?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a therapy relationship?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English

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