Laura Walls , LPC

Laura Walls is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 23 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Many clients seek her support for women's issues, self-esteem, parenting strain, and intimacy-related worries.

Over two decades of practice have given her experience in a range of settings. She helps people who face trauma, grief, or burnout, and those coping with mood disorders, ADHD, or career stress. Her approach is practical and centered on the person in front of her rather than on jargon.

Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens for patterns such as attachment problems, communication gaps, and recurring anger or avoidance. Then she helps clients try small, manageable changes that can ease daily life and relationships.

She draws on several therapy methods to match each person's needs. Cognitive behavioral ideas are used to reframe unhelpful thoughts and build new skills. Mindfulness practices help with emotional regulation and staying present during stressful moments.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation, goal-focused work, and attention to real-world challenges like sleep problems, parenting demands, or career pressures. Laura aims to help people feel clearer about their choices and more confident in taking next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships. It helps people understand patterns of closeness and distance and supports improvements in trust and emotional connection.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new behaviors for anxiety, depression, and mood management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily life, then try approaches that match those needs. This is a collaborative process, with room to adjust methods as progress is noticed.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels useful. Phone sessions can be shorter checks or helpful when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, thought tracking, or writing through difficult moments between longer sessions.

These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping focus on practical steps and emotional growth.