Laura Hattrup , LSCSW, LCSW

Laura Hattrup is a licensed social worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She is an LSCSW in Kansas and an LCSW in Missouri. Laura focuses on practical support so clients can feel more able to handle daily demands and make choices that fit their values.

She listens without judgment and starts by learning what matters most to each person. Sessions center on strengths, real-life skills, and small steps that lead to change. Laura uses straightforward tools to reduce overwhelm and help people find more stability in their routines.

Her background includes many years working with adults on issues such as depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, parenting concerns, relationship strain, anger, career decisions, and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with money and financial stress and offers focused help around women’s issues.

Laura blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try different responses. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set clear goals and track progress. The aim is practical change rather than long lists of theory.

People who prefer direct, compassionate guidance tend to do well with her approach. Laura encourages collaboration in every session and helps clients practice skills between meetings. She guides people toward clearer choices and more manageable days so they can build a better quality of life.

Approaches and how online therapy helps

Laura often uses client-centered therapy, which means sessions focus on the client’s goals and experiences. The therapist listens closely and follows the person’s lead while offering reflections and practical ideas to build on strengths.

She also employs cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors link together. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thinking, try different behaviors, and measure small changes that reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laura will collaborate with each client to choose strategies that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean mixing mindfulness to calm distress with solution-focused steps to reach a clear goal, all decided together.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection helps. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between meetings or have brief, focused exchanges when a shorter touchpoint is useful.

These options provide flexibility so therapy can happen around work, caregiving, or travel. Licensed professionals adapt methods to each format so progress can continue even when schedules are tight.