About Laura
Dr. Laura Riness helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She supports those facing life changes, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy struggles, grief, sleep problems, and work-related stress.
Her practice also addresses ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues connected to adoption, aging, and multicultural challenges. She uses a warm, open style that focuses on listening first. Sessions are conversational and collaborative.
Clients can expect straightforward tools and practical steps to try between meetings.
Background and approach
Dr. Riness holds an LPCC, which means she is a licensed professional clinical counselor in Minnesota. She has seven years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life challenges.
She meets people where they are and moves at a pace that feels manageable. Her approach draws on attachment work to understand close relationships and on cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking and habits. She also uses client-centered methods to keep the work focused on each person’s values and goals.
Imago and emotionally-focused techniques inform work around intimacy and relationship patterns. Sessions are offered in English and available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Starting therapy involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site.
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Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape how people connect now. It helps when trust, closeness, or repeating relationship problems cause stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors. It is practical and often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try a method and adjust it based on what works in real life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a tight schedule or reduce bandwidth needs. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days.
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What this therapist works with
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- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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