Laura Hazard, LPC

Laura Hazard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who uses clear, practical strategies to help people feeling overwhelmed by life. She writes and talks plainly, and focuses on breaking big problems into manageable steps so change feels possible. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help clients spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Laura combines that with a client-centered stance so people set goals that matter to them. Mindfulness and narrative approaches are also part of her toolkit to help people notice habits and reframe difficult stories about themselves. Her background includes work with people navigating major life transitions and mental health crises. She has six years as an LPC and years of experience in behavioral work before earning her counseling license. That background shapes how she helps with anxiety, depression, compassion fatigue, grief, and relationship concerns. Clients meet her for issues such as stress, coping with life changes, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, sleeping problems, anger, and self-esteem. She also helps with career shifts, bipolar and mood struggles, and family-related stress in individual sessions. Sessions focus on short-term, concrete steps when that fits, and on slower exploration when more context is helpful. Laura aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space and to tailor techniques to each person’s pace and goals. Work together to rebuild a clearer picture of daily life and the next right steps.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. It gives clear exercises and short-term tasks that translate well to video or text work and can help with sleep, anger, and mood symptoms.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration so the person sets their own goals. That approach helps people feel heard and to shape therapy to their pace and values during phone or video sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and calm the nervous system. These practices can be guided in brief phone calls or through written prompts in messaging between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and then try approaches together to see what fits best. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted as progress unfolds.

Online sessions offer practical benefits like fitting therapy into a busy day, shorter check-ins by message, or phone calls when video is difficult. Video calls let the therapist and client use worksheets and screen sharing, while live chat or text can support quick reflections and reminders between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum and sustain consistent support.