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- Client-Centered Therapy
- CBT techniques
- Parenting concerns
About Laura
LMFT, licensed in California with 24 years of clinical experience, Laura Shaw focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. Laura speaks English and practices in California.
Laura meets people who are handling overwhelming stress, big losses, or the day-to-day strain of parenting and life change. She uses straightforward conversation to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try small, practical changes. Sessions include listening, gentle challenge, and planning simple steps to test new approaches.
Her approach is shaped by Client-Centered Therapy, which means she pays attention to each person’s experience and follows what matters most to them. CBT offers tools to spot thinking patterns that keep problems going and to practice different, more helpful responses.
In session she focuses on attention and action rather than long lectures. Clients can expect to work on concrete skills for anxiety, grief processing strategies, and ways to strengthen confidence and motivation. Communication and attachment concerns are addressed through problem-solving and clearer interaction patterns.
Laura also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, divorce and separation issues, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. She aims to help clients make small changes that improve daily functioning and relationships.
To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking and follow the site’s process to match and schedule an initial appointment.
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How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening carefully to the person and following what they say matters most. In practice this looks like reflective conversation, validating the client’s perspective, and letting goals emerge from the client’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches ways to notice and test unhelpful thoughts and to practice small behavioral experiments. CBT work is useful for anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Laura will collaborate with each person to decide whether more listening and exploration or more skills and exercises will help. That decision is based on the client’s goals, current struggles, and what they prefer for working between sessions.
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Many clients choose online sessions to fit therapy into a busy week, to have shorter check-ins when needed, or to avoid travel time. Online work can make it easier to practice CBT exercises between meetings and to schedule appointments around daily responsibilities.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
24+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication, divorce and separation, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). That means she listens for what matters to the client and offers practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of professional experience working with adults on emotional and life-change issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Session cost varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
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