Laura Marshall

Laura Marshall is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and mood concerns. She uses clear, practical strategies so parents and young people can see a path forward. Laura's style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people make small changes that add up over time.

She has 15 years of clinical experience working with depression, trauma, ADHD, addictions, and related concerns. Laura often helps clients notice unhelpful thought patterns and try out new behaviors. She also addresses body image, communication problems, guilt and shame, and issues around self-esteem.

Laura draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, trauma-focused work, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. In sessions she breaks skills into simple steps and practices them together so people can use them between meetings.

Her work tends to focus on teens and young adults who are coping with depression, anxiety, and the effects of trauma. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, and recovery from drug or alcohol addiction.

Laura believes change is possible when people learn to spot patterns and try different choices. She helps clients build practical coping skills, manage strong emotions like anger, and take gradual steps toward clearer goals.

How specific approaches translate to online work

Laura commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people test and change unhelpful thinking. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and anger by teaching practical skills and behavioral experiments. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships through skill practice and step-by-step exercises; it can help people who struggle with powerful emotions and impulsive behavior.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Laura will work together with each person to figure out which methods match their needs and goals. That collaborative process means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as work progresses.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills in the settings where they live and study, and can make scheduling around school or work more manageable.