Therapist profile
Laura Hattrup, LSCSW, LCSW
LCSW focused on family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and mindfulness
About Laura
Laura Hattrup is an LSCSW (Kansas) and LCSW (Missouri) with 16 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are carrying stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, and challenges like ADHD, compassion fatigue, money worries, and career changes.
She helps people when life feels overwhelming and they want practical change. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and building skills to manage strong emotions. Conversations are straightforward and aim to make day-to-day life easier.
Laura draws on several practical approaches, including client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing and solution-focused work. That lets her mix short-term goal work with deeper attention to how feelings and habits affect daily choices. She offers coaching-style support alongside traditional therapeutic conversation when people want action-oriented steps.
Her background includes work with a wide range of people across many life stages and situations. Over more than a decade she has helped individuals process grief and loss, navigate major life transitions, and improve self-esteem and coping skills. The focus is on clear, usable strategies rather than jargon.
When someone reaches out she begins by listening to what matters most and then suggests practical tools to try. Sessions often include skill practice, goal-setting, and reviewing what worked between meetings. She encourages people to notice small changes that add up to steadier days.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship so clients feel heard and can name what matters. This approach helps people prioritize concerns like parenting stress or relationship tension and guides the selection of useful tools.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress management by breaking problems into small, manageable steps.
Mindfulness Therapy introduces brief attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These techniques can help with emotional regulation, overwhelm, and compassion fatigue by creating brief pauses before reacting.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss needs, goals, and preferences and will adapt methods over time. That collaborative process helps identify whether brief solution-focused moves, CBT skill practice, or more reflective client-centered conversation fits best.
Session logistics and exact formats are not listed in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, shorten check-ins when needed, and use worksheets or mindfulness exercises between meetings to support progress.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Kansas, Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she address related to family life?
She works with stress, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, grief, anger, self-esteem, and related issues such as ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical tools from CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to help people make usable changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with a variety of people and life challenges.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds KS LSCSW and MO LCSW credentials and practices from Kansas.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm the current online and in-person options before booking.
How does payment work and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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