Laura Henckler, LCSW

Laura Henckler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She is based in Maine and works with individuals on self-esteem, motivation, and confidence. Her approach is practical and focused on what a person needs right now.

Laura aims to make sessions feel calm and straightforward. She creates time to listen and to help clients sort out thoughts and emotions. Conversations focus on small, doable steps that people can try between sessions.

She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy to match the issue at hand. That means working on patterns of thinking, learning skills to tolerate strong emotions, and clarifying personal values to guide change. She also draws on the Gottman Method and motivational interviewing when relationship work or increased motivation are part of a client's goals.

Clients who bring concerns about grief, trauma, parenting, career decisions, eating issues, ADHD, or bipolar mood concerns will find a problem-solving stance and practical skill building. Laura also focuses on body image, forgiveness, loneliness, midlife transitions, money stress, and postpartum mood changes.

Sessions may include conversation, guided exercises, and homework suited to the client's pace. Laura describes therapy as a collaborative process where she supports and empowers people as they make changes.

Approaches that translate well to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different ways of reacting. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and build actions that match those values while learning to sit with difficult feelings.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships; it can be helpful when people struggle with mood swings or strong emotional reactions. Laura will work collaboratively to choose which approach or mix of methods fits a client's goals and personal preferences, and she will adjust the plan as needs change.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare, or travel. Video calls let people use visual cues and modeled exercises, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can feel simpler, and live chat or messaging can support short check-ins or ongoing skill practice between appointments. These options offer flexibility so clients can keep work moving forward in a way that suits their life.