About Kiara
Kiara Laster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people manage anxiety and stress. She brings a calm presence and practical tools to sessions for those feeling overwhelmed or stuck. Her approach is down-to-earth and aimed at small changes that add up over time.
Kiara uses techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot patterns that keep anxiety and low mood active. She also draws on mindfulness to teach simple ways to reduce tension in the body and the mind.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing helps clients find their own reasons for change and stay engaged in progress. Her background includes four years working in community mental health, where she provided intensive services and supported people facing trauma and post-traumatic stress. That work shaped her focus on clear steps and measurable goals.
She often blends practical skills with story-based work to reframe painful experiences. Sessions typically center on skill building - thought work, behavioral experiments, and brief practices to try between meetings. Kiara emphasizes collaboration, tailoring strategies to daily life and real obstacles.
She also addresses related concerns such as self-esteem, body image, caregiver stress, and social anxiety. People who connect with her usually want straightforward tools and honest conversation. Kiara aims to make therapy useful from the first few sessions, helping clients set small goals and track progress toward feeling more in control.
How Kiara’s Approaches Work Online
Kiara commonly draws from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy to address anxiety and stress. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to test new outcomes, which is useful for social anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness therapy offers short attention and breathing practices to reduce physical tension and interrupt worry cycles.She also uses motivational interviewing to support readiness for change, helping clients identify what matters most and set realistic steps. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative; the therapist and client review goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most in everyday life.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people work face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make brief, ongoing support possible between meetings and can be useful for tracking small steps and homework.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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