Laura Boettger, LMHC

Laura Boettger is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with more than 10 years of professional experience supporting adults through trauma, major life transitions, and relationship challenges. She offers focused care for people leaving or processing involvement in cults and other high-control groups or relationships, providing a nonjudgmental space to explore the complex emotions and questions that arise during and after those experiences. Her work supports healing from post-traumatic stress and complex PTSD while addressing related symptoms such as dissociation, anxiety, and depression.

Laura is trained in EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - and integrates a range of techniques that span from non-directive, client-centered methods to structured, skills-based approaches. She tailors treatment to each person, drawing on attachment-based ideas and other modalities as appropriate to help rebuild a sense of safety, identity, and connection. She also guides clients through transitional phases of life, helping them navigate uncertainty, explore goals, and rediscover meaning when change leaves them feeling lost.

Experienced in working with adults of any age, Laura addresses issues such as family of origin difficulties, codependency, self-esteem concerns, and ADHD-related challenges alongside trauma work. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and supports clients as they take courageous steps toward a more fulfilling, stable life.

Approaches for Online Trauma and Transition Work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings of safety and trust. It helps clients understand patterns in close relationships and supports rebuilding secure connections and healthier ways of relating to others.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's own goals and pace, offering a respectful, non-directive environment where people are heard and helped to discover their own solutions. This approach can be especially useful for those navigating uncertainty or identity shifts during life transitions.

EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - is a specialized method for processing traumatic memories and the distress they cause. It can reduce the intensity of traumatic reactions and support integration of difficult experiences over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Laura works collaboratively with clients to identify methods that best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging allow therapy to fit into varied schedules and life demands. For many people this accessibility makes it easier to maintain consistent care, engage in regular sessions, and continue work through transitions without added travel or time barriers.