About Laura
Laura Phen is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth help for people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns. She aims to make therapy simple and approachable for someone looking for steady support.
In sessions she listens first and asks clear questions to understand what matters most. She uses client-centered methods so the person sets the pace. She also draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Background and approach
Clients working with her may address stress, grief, sleep problems, compassion fatigue, or anger. She also supports people navigating career concerns, self-esteem, parenting stresses, and neurodiverse topics like ADHD. Additional focuses include issues such as chronic illness, codependency, isolation, and life purpose.
Her approach blends mindfulness and dialectical behavior techniques for managing intense emotions and building practical coping skills. Sessions typically include short exercises, real-world practice, and straightforward feedback. The goal is to leave each meeting with one or two concrete steps to try between sessions.
She offers a steady, respectful presence and a nonjudgmental space to talk through hard things. Laura works with people in South Dakota and holds LPC credentials in Arizona and Oregon as listed. She conducts sessions in English and uses formats that fit busy lives.
Therapeutic approaches and what online work looks like
Client-centered therapy focuses on hearing the person first and tailoring sessions to their needs; it helps people who need a supportive space to sort through feelings and decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical steps to change them, which is often useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep issues.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try approaches that fit the person’s life, and adjust methods as needed. This means the plan can shift over time based on what helps most in real life.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is helpful for longer, more in-depth work and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a more flexible check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging work well for brief updates, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers written conversation. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep progress moving between in-person commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Utah, South Dakota, Arizona
- Languages
- English