Laura Arnold, LCPC, LPC

Laura Arnold is a licensed therapist with nine years of clinical experience who brings calm, empathy, and practical skills to people facing a wide range of life challenges. She holds the credentials LCPC and LPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor - which indicate state licensure to provide professional psychotherapy and counseling. Her training includes focused coursework in depression and anxiety through the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and she draws on that background to inform evidence-based care.

Laura has worked across settings including private practice, substance abuse inpatient programs, partial hospitalization, outpatient treatment, and correctional facilities, giving her a broad perspective on recovery and resilience. She has supported clients presenting with anxiety, depression, stress, substance use disorders, behavioral and personality concerns, and issues related to human sexuality. Her specialty areas also include stress, relationships, grief, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and ADHD, along with focused work on abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency, communication problems, domestic violence, addiction, forgiveness, guilt and shame, infidelity, isolation, jealousy, financial issues, narcissism, personality disorders, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics.

Laura’s counseling style is warm, conversational, and interactive. She offers unconditional positive regard while helping clients identify practical skills and new perspectives, using client-centered principles alongside cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to tailor care to each person. Establishing trust and a collaborative relationship is central to her approach, and she aims to support, encourage, and empower clients as they pursue meaningful change and improved emotional well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Laura Arnold uses a blend of respected therapeutic methods to meet clients where they are and address both immediate symptoms and longer-term patterns. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship and provides a nonjudgmental space where clients lead the pace of change while the therapist offers empathy and support - this approach is useful for improving self-esteem, processing grief, and exploring attachment concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is commonly applied to anxiety, depression, stress, and problems related to addiction by teaching concrete skills for coping and problem solving. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship conflicts, and impulse-related difficulties.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Laura works with each client to determine which methods best fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve. Online therapy adds flexibility - clients can meet by video call or phone, or connect through live chat and text-based messaging - making it easier to fit consistent care into busy schedules and to access therapists from different locations.