About Laura
Laura Wagner is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 32 years of clinical experience in Indiana. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, trauma, or ADHD. Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at making therapy feel understandable and manageable.
Her method begins with listening. She offers a steady space to talk through what feels most pressing and to identify small, practical steps forward.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on improving communication, reducing isolation, and reconnecting with a sense of purpose. Laura encourages self-compassion as a foundation for change. Laura uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change patterns of thinking that feed anxiety and low mood. Client-centered work prioritizes the person’s goals and pacing. Motivational Interviewing supports commitment to change when addiction or habit shifts are needed.
She also draws on psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas to uncover patterns from the past and to build clear goals for the near future. The style is practical and relational - therapy aims to leave people with tools they can use between sessions.
Sessions are offered in formats that fit busy lives, and Laura works with each person to shape a plan that fits their schedule and priorities.
Approaches that guide online work and progress
Client-centered therapy puts the person's goals and pace at the center. The therapist listens carefully and follows what matters most to the individual, helping them set steps they feel ready to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety and depression going and teaching practical strategies to change those patterns. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to make changes but feel stuck, helping them find internal motivation and plan workable steps.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk about what each method feels like and try approaches that fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review what helps and adjust methods as progress is made, keeping the client's priorities in view.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit day-to-day life. Video lets people work face to face from wherever they are. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and messaging can be convenient for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers writing to talking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
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- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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