Laura Wiedlebacher , LPCC

Laura Wiedlebacher is an Ohio-licensed professional counselor with 26 years of clinical experience. She centers her work on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and reactions to trauma and abuse. She also supports people dealing with relationship struggles and transitions in life. Laura frames clients as the experts on their own stories and aims to build on existing strengths.

Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also draws on mindfulness and skills-based strategies to reduce intense emotions and improve day-to-day coping.

Laura often helps people who are wrestling with loss, abandonment, or the fallout of separation and divorce. She addresses body image concerns, guilt and shame, and problems with impulse control or isolation. She also supports those facing midlife questions, life-purpose struggles, and issues around sexuality and narcissistic relationships.

Sessions typically focus on clear goals and small steps that add up to meaningful change. Conversations are aimed at building skills for managing panic, improving communication, and finding a steadier emotional footing. Motivational and solution-focused techniques help people move from stuck patterns toward workable solutions.

People who prefer a collaborative, straightforward style may find her approach a good fit. Laura emphasizes respect for each person’s values and choices while offering concrete strategies to reduce distress and increase daily functioning.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Laura often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT offers practical exercises and homework that translate well to online sessions and can help with anxiety, depression, and panic attacks.

She also integrates dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness techniques to reduce emotional reactivity and increase day-to-day calm. DBT-style skills teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness while mindfulness helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past, then try methods that fit the client's needs. Adjustments are made over time based on what proves useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Video visits let people work face-to-face without travel, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.