About Laura
Laura Angers Maddox greets people with a calm, straightforward presence. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of clinical experience in Alabama. She speaks English and works with adults on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns.
She focuses on practical steps you can use between sessions. That might mean learning skills to manage panic, improving communication, or making a plan for addiction recovery.
Background and approach
Her approach is down-to-earth and goal oriented so people leave sessions with something to try right away. Laura draws from several therapy methods to match what each person needs. She uses client-centered conversations to help people feel heard, cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking, and trauma-focused strategies for those who have experienced abuse or post-traumatic stress.
She also uses dialectical skills and solution-focused techniques to build coping and problem-solving skills. Her background includes work in group homes, office settings, and in-home counseling. That variety gives her experience with different life situations and practical challenges.
Laura emphasizes respect, steady support, and collaborative planning during therapy. People who connect with her usually want clear, usable tools and support for specific problems. She helps clients make step-by-step changes rather than offering only broad talk.
If someone is juggling work, family, or intense emotions, she aims to make sessions feel direct and manageable.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Laura blends client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches to make online therapy practical and personal. Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so clients feel heard and understood; it helps people clarify goals and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and social phobia.She also uses trauma-focused strategies when working with survivors of abuse or post-traumatic stress, emphasizing gradual steps and skills for managing distress. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before, then recommend starting steps and adjustments as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls work well for conversational sessions and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates, try brief coping strategies between sessions, and fit therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep momentum and build skills over time.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Alabama, Oregon
- Languages
- English