Laura Nagy, LPC

Laura Nagy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Masters in Agency Counseling, and she brings decades of hands-on experience to her work with individuals and families. She has worked in the mental health field since 1995 and lives in Michigan with her husband and daughter. Her background includes crisis counseling and focused work with depression, anxiety, and OCD, as well as support for people coping with relationship difficulties, work stress, parenting challenges, and complex family dynamics.

Laura has experience assisting people who have faced PTSD and those who have struggled with suicidal ideation. Her training also includes certification and practice in Equine-Assisted Therapy, which she has incorporated when appropriate to complement traditional approaches. She draws on a strengths-based perspective that highlights the courage it takes to seek help and the resources individuals already possess.

Her therapeutic style is client-centered and solution-focused, meaning she helps clients set their own goals and works alongside them to create practical, achievable steps. Laura commonly assigns between-session work to make the most of session time and to promote steady progress. She also emphasizes identifying and building a natural support system so clients can sustain well-being beyond therapy.

Laura aims to empower and support people through life’s transitions and challenges, helping them develop tools and strategies to move forward with greater peace and resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Laura Nagy

Laura integrates several well-established approaches into her online practice to match each person’s needs. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client’s goals and values guide the work - it is useful for personal growth, relationship concerns, and building self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical skills and exercises, and it is often applied for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying specific goals and small, achievable steps to move toward them, making it a good fit for people seeking clear, action-oriented progress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Laura collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time, combining strategies when helpful, and checks in regularly to ensure the direction remains useful and meaningful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone let people meet from home, while live chat and text-based messaging provide more frequent, shorter check-ins when needed. These options support consistent access to a licensed professional and can make it easier to fit therapy into busy or changing schedules.