Therapist profile
Laura Brum, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - family and parenting focus
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- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting challenges
- Cognitive behavioral work
About Laura
Laura Brum is an Oregon Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, OCD, ADHD, and the effects of physical trauma or emotional abuse.
She offers straightforward, interactive counseling that focuses on practical steps. Sessions look at current problems and past events that still affect daily life. She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and sensitivity.
Her approach draws on client-centered work alongside cognitive behavioral methods and dialectical behavior techniques. She also uses EMDR for clients processing traumatic memories, and mindfulness practices to help with stress and emotional regulation. These methods are described plainly in session and matched to what each person needs.
In practice she helps people make concrete plans for change. That can mean learning skills to manage intense emotions, testing new ways of communicating, or creating a clear plan to handle parenting pressures. Sessions can include short skills practice and problem-solving between meetings.
She has experience working in rural settings and supporting a wide range of life concerns such as grief, bipolar mood struggles, intimacy-related worries, and career stress. People who want a respectful, practical counselor to talk through home and parenting stresses often choose to begin here.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people find their own answers. Sessions emphasize respectful, nonjudgmental conversation to clarify goals and options. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills; it can help with strong emotions and relationship challenges.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk about which methods might fit a person's goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs evolve, and adjustments are made together based on what helps most.
Confirm the session formats before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also lets someone try a few different approaches without changing their routine. The focus is on making sessions practical and workable for everyday life rather than on delivering a single fixed method.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Oregon
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which family and parenting issues does she support?
She works with adults dealing with parenting stress, relationship strain linked to family life, intimacy-related issues, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is interactive and practical, using straightforward conversation, skills practice, and goal setting to address problems.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience working as a counselor, including practice in rural settings with a broad range of concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an Oregon Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices from Oregon.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How do session costs and billing work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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