About Laura
Laura Cartwright is a Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider with 13 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, and struggles around addiction. She aims to listen without judgment and treat each person with respect and compassion.
Her approach centers on practical, evidence-based techniques chosen to fit each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear goals, steady skill building, and ways to manage strong emotions day to day.
Background and approach
She adapts the pace and methods to match what a person is ready for and able to use. Laura has worked in Tennessee settings where she supported people dealing with trauma, grief, relationship strain, and parenting stress. She also helps people navigating gender dysphoria, LGBT issues, and the effects of codependency or family-of-origin problems.
Her background includes helping those confronting drug and alcohol addiction and mood disorders. Conversations in therapy are straightforward and practical. Clients can expect to work on coping tools for anxiety, ways to reduce stress, and strategies to handle relationship and communication problems.
Therapy also addresses self-esteem, guilt and shame, and the burnout that can come from caregiving or compassion fatigue. She offers a collaborative style that invites feedback. Treatment plans are reviewed and adjusted as progress is made.
The goal is to support real changes that make daily life more manageable and more satisfying.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Many of the evidence-based techniques used in therapy translate well to video, phone, chat, and text. One common approach focuses on teaching concrete coping skills to reduce anxiety and stress. That work includes breathing and grounding exercises, behavioral strategies to manage worry, and step-by-step plans for handling difficult moments.Another approach emphasizes mood and behavior change through structured work on daily routines and thoughts. This includes tracking moods, testing unhelpful thoughts, and practicing new behaviors that improve mood and energy. These methods are useful for depression, bipolar mood management, and many kinds of mood disorders.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and current needs. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helpful and what isn’t, so treatment stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing encouragement. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting sessions into everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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