Laura Husband, LCSW

Laura Husband is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and relationship difficulties. She is LGBTQIA+ affirming and approaches sessions with compassion and clear, practical steps.

Her work centers on building a strong therapeutic relationship first. She listens, helps clarify what matters most to each person, and offers tools that can be practiced between sessions. Sessions are straightforward and aim for skills that ease day-to-day struggles and improve coping.

Laura mixes several approaches to fit each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She draws on dialectical behavior ideas for emotion regulation and mindfulness practices to increase calm and focus.

She also brings client-centered principles to make sure the person feels heard and respected. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are used when people want to set small, achievable goals. This blend is chosen to support both short-term relief and longer-term growth.

Her background is largely in community mental health, where she worked with people facing a range of diagnoses and trauma histories. Laura emphasizes collaboration and practical change, helping people move toward a brighter, more manageable future.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Laura often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness practices. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills that help when feelings feel overwhelming. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and collaboration so people feel understood and respected.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try techniques that match those aims. Adjustments are made over time so the plan fits what actually helps in daily life rather than following a fixed method.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow more visual connection and are useful for practicing skills in real time. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, brief coping support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options aim to make therapy accessible and easier to fit into busy schedules.