About Laura
Laura Sims is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She works with individuals who are facing trauma, grief, depression, ADHD-related focus concerns, and life transitions. Her tone is warm and direct, aimed at people who want practical steps and steady support.
With 13 years of experience in California, Laura focuses on listening carefully and matching the conversation to each person's needs. She treats concentration and memory struggles alongside mood and panic symptoms.
Background and approach
She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, and career stress in one-on-one sessions. Laura emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions. She and the client build a plan together rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.
The plan is adjusted as progress is made and goals change. In therapy she helps people talk through painful memories, develop clearer routines for attention and focus, and learn tools for managing panic and overwhelming feelings. She also supports people working through grief and major life changes, helping them find forward steps.
Clients can expect collaborative work that blends practical skills and emotional processing. Laura aims to empower people to make changes that feel doable. She meets people where they are and helps them move toward healthier patterns.
Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care
Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One approach emphasizes building coping tools for anxiety and panic - teaching breathing and grounding strategies, spotting triggers, and practicing responses to reduce intense moments. Another approach targets attention and focus challenges associated with ADHD by creating structured routines, breaking tasks into manageable steps, and adjusting strategies to improve concentration and follow-through.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together the client and therapist try methods, review what works, and refine the plan so it fits the client's life and preferences.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people preserve face-to-face interaction when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break or a commute. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick check-ins, brief reflections, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistent work even with a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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