About Laura
Laura Cole is a licensed clinician in Minnesota with 14 years of professional practice as a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW). She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship friction, family dynamics, trauma, and life transitions. Her approach aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and supported.
She meets each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Conversations are shaped to fit what the individual needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings as well as what comes up during the talk itself. Laura draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address problems such as panic attacks, social anxiety, mood shifts, and chronic pain or illness. She also works with concerns tied to attachment, abandonment, guilt, shame, and impulsivity.
The work can include clarifying values, improving communication, and building day-to-day coping skills. Clients can expect straightforward planning and flexibility in how goals are set and reviewed. Progress is tracked in ways that make sense for each person, and adjustments are made when needed.
The aim is to help people find clearer paths forward and feel more able to handle life’s challenges. Therapy is offered in English and is delivered through a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Laura does not accept international clients and practices from Minnesota.
How evidence-based methods meet online care
Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-world skills and symptom relief. One approach emphasizes building coping skills and breathing or grounding techniques to reduce panic attacks and intense anxiety; sessions practice these steps and adapt them to everyday routines. Another approach works on understanding attachment and communication patterns to improve relationships and reduce isolation; it helps people recognize old patterns and try different ways of interacting.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they choose techniques to try, review what’s working, and change course if something doesn’t fit.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different needs and schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, short reflections, and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while matching the format to what feels most useful for the client.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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