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- Stress and anxiety
- Self esteem work
- Trauma and grief
About Laura
Laura Marcum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois with 15 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, motivation, and related concerns drawn from her clinical work.
Laura helps people talk through feelings that get in the way of everyday life. She works with issues such as depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and anger. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, eating issues, career stress, and ADHD-related challenges.
Her style centers on practical conversation and collaborative planning. She adjusts discussion and the treatment plan to match each person’s needs. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at building clearer coping skills and better decision making.
Laura treats people from diverse backgrounds and mentions LGBT concerns among her practice areas. She also supports those experiencing compassion fatigue and career-related stress. Her experience includes work across common life transitions and adjustment challenges.
To begin, she asks about current concerns and goals, then crafts a plan that fits what the person wants to change. The first steps are often a short assessment and a simple goal-setting conversation. While reaching out can feel difficult, she frames therapy as a practical process of problem solving and skill building.
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How Laura uses therapy methods in remote sessions
Laura works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and clear goals. One common method is skills-oriented problem solving, which breaks problems into manageable steps and practices new behaviors to reduce stress and anxiety. This helps with day-to-day stress, workplace pressure, and coping during transitions.Another approach emphasizes emotion-focused conversation to clarify feelings and responses. That work helps people process grief, trauma reactions, relationship stress, and intimacy-related concerns by naming emotions and trying small changes in how they communicate.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and preferences, and then recommend which methods to try. That recommendation is adjusted over time based on what helps and what feels workable.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know the formats offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people maintain continuity of care during job or life changes without requiring in-person attendance.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, self esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, parenting strain, anger, career stress, depression, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and conversational. She collaborates with people to set goals and develop coping skills tailored to their needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional work experience in clinical settings and related practice.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.