Laura Todd, LCSW

Laura Todd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 16 years of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and major life transitions. She works with clients across the lifespan, guiding them toward clearer self-awareness and practical skills that support meaningful change and improved daily functioning.

With a strengths-based philosophy, she believes growth remains possible throughout life and focuses on helping individuals recognize their potential. Her work emphasizes teaching coping strategies and evidence-based techniques so clients can face challenges with greater confidence and resilience. She aims to create a collaborative space where clients learn tools that translate into real-world improvements in relationships, mood, and everyday coping.

Laura blends clinical knowledge with a practical orientation, supporting people as they build new habits, repair relationships, and find purpose after loss or transition. Fluent in English and Spanish, she offers therapy for a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction, ADHD, parenting issues, and mood disorders, always tailoring interventions to each personâs goals and circumstances.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Laura Todd draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to support clients in making lasting changes. ACT focuses on helping people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise; it can be especially useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. CBT helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering practical strategies for symptoms of depression, anxiety, obsessive thinking, and relationship difficulties. She also integrates skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or interpersonal effectiveness are central concerns - DBT provides concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Laura collaborates with each person to tailor methods to their goals, preferences, and life circumstances so treatment fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy with Laura is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, access support from home, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for engaging in the work.