About Laura
Laura Westbrook is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee who focuses on practical, person-centered therapy. She centers the relationship with each client and uses empathy, acceptance, and lightness to help people talk through hard issues. Her work includes attention to trauma, addictions, grief, anxiety, depression, and concerns about identity and relationships.
Laura uses a collaborative, client-centered stance. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and guides change rather than dictating it.
Background and approach
Sessions can include conversation and creative tools such as books, music, or media to find what resonates with each person. Her background includes work for nonprofit programs addressing addiction and trauma. That experience shapes an understanding of how mental health needs intersect with systems like criminal justice and community services.
Laura brings seven years of clinical practice to her work as an LPC. She has experience supporting people across a range of issues, including mood disorders, bipolar symptoms, self-esteem and attachment-related concerns. She also supports people facing chronic illness, HIV, or the impacts of domestic violence and abuse.
Cultural awareness from living in California and studying in Alabama and Florida informs her approach. Outside of work she leans on humor and everyday comforts to connect, and may use lighthearted references when they help the therapeutic process. She values hearing each person’s story and helping them find practical ways to cope and move forward.
Therapeutic approaches you can access online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional safety. Online sessions using this approach can help people notice patterns in attachment, work through abandonment or trust issues, and practice new ways of connecting.Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's own goals and experience. In this style the therapist listens closely, offers reflection, and supports people as they find their own answers to problems like anxiety, depression, or identity concerns.
Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, goal-focused method that helps people resolve ambivalence and find internal motivation for change. It can be useful for addictions, behavior change, and situations where a person feels stuck.
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy and will be a team effort. The therapist will discuss options, try different methods, and adjust based on what feels most helpful for the client's needs, goals, and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, shorter sessions, or ongoing support between appointments. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Alabama, Tennessee
- Languages
- English