Brittany Lauer, LISW

Brittany Lauer is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing in Ohio who brings a compassionate, strengths-based approach to mental health care. She holds a LISW credential, which indicates her qualification to provide independent clinical social work, and she has six years of professional experience working with individuals and families. For the past ten years her primary role has been as a stay-at-home parent to ten year old boy/girl twins, a seven year old daughter, and a five year old son, and as her children have grown she has returned to social work to renew her clinical practice.

Brittany has worked as a pregnancy counselor at a private adoption agency, focusing on grief and loss counseling, and she has experience providing school-based mental health therapy to students and supporting parents with strategies for home. She has delivered anxiety training for parents, students, and staff at a local 4-8th grade school and has used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, oppositional-defiant behaviors, bipolar disorder, Asperger's, and ADHD.

Her counseling style emphasizes clients' strengths and she advocates for their needs with compassion and empathy. She cares about who her clients are, where they come from, and where they want to go. If Brittany appears to be a good match, she welcomes the opportunity to meet and work collaboratively toward the client’s goals.

Client-Centered and CBT Approaches for Online Care

Brittany uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the conversation and the therapist reflects understanding and respect. This approach helps people exploring identity, life transitions, parenting challenges, and relationship or family concerns to feel heard and empowered to set their own goals.

She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and develop practical skills for managing symptoms. CBT is often used to address anxiety, panic, adjustment difficulties, and attention-related concerns by teaching tools for changing thinking and behavior in everyday situations.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Brittany works with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and adapts methods over time so the plan fits the individual. She partners with clients to try strategies, evaluate what works, and adjust as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Brittany is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexible options to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to attend sessions from home, coordinate care around family and work commitments, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult.