Therapist profile
Laura Walls, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Parenting
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- Anxiety and depression
- Attachment issues
- Stress and coping
About Laura
Laura Walls is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 23 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress, and major life changes.
Her practice centres on helping people gain clarity and stronger coping skills. She addresses self-esteem, attachment patterns, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues like sleep disruption and anger. She also supports those dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges.
Laura has worked in a variety of counseling settings over two decades. She has particular experience with women, young adults, caregivers, and people navigating midlife transitions. That background informs how she listens for what is practical and relevant at home and at work.
In sessions she uses approaches drawn from attachment-based work, client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Conversations focus on understanding patterns, improving communication, and developing concrete skills to manage stress and emotions.
People who come for help can expect straightforward, paced conversations about goals and next steps. She guides short-term problem solving as well as deeper work on long-standing patterns. For those concerned about parenting or family-related strain, she helps adults address those stresses and find more workable options at home.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and how early connections affect current responses. Online sessions use conversation and reflective questions to notice those patterns and to try different ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions CBT can involve short practical exercises, thought records, and rehearsing new responses between meetings. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress management; these are easy to practice between sessions and discussed in follow-ups.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and style. That choice can change as work progresses and is reviewed together on an ongoing basis.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and allow sessions to fit around work, caregiving, or other day-to-day demands. It also supports shorter check-ins, audio-only conversations when needed, and follow-up planning that helps apply what was discussed to real life.
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Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
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What kinds of family or parenting issues does she address?
She helps adults deal with parenting stress, blended family concerns, adoption and foster care related questions, and other family-related strains.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She works collaboratively and uses practical approaches that include attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working across diverse counseling settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia.
Does she hold sessions in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are available for sessions with her.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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