Laura Edmonds, LPC

Laura Edmonds is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on practical help for everyday problems. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma, and challenges like body image or relationship difficulties. The tone in sessions is down-to-earth and goal-oriented, aimed at manageable steps forward.

She uses straightforward talk and measurable tools to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her approach for shifting patterns that fuel anxiety, low mood, and panic. Motivational interviewing guides conversations about change when substance use or motivation is a central concern.

Laura also draws on client-centered and solution-focused methods to keep sessions focused on what matters most to the person seeking help. Trauma-focused approaches are used when past events continue to cause distress or flashbacks. Sessions emphasize practical coping skills, communication practice, and clearer decision making.

With three years of experience as an LPC, she favors a collaborative style. Clients set goals and she helps track progress toward them. Sessions may include skill practice between meetings to build momentum in daily life.

People meet her for a range of issues from parenting stress and work burnout to mood swings and relationships. She tailors strategies to each person’s situation while keeping language simple and steps achievable.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Laura often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change thought and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, panic, or mood swings. CBT sessions focus on specific skills and practice tasks to try between meetings. She also works in a client-centered way, offering empathic listening and reflection so clients feel understood while they decide on goals.

Motivational interviewing is another approach she uses when someone is weighing change, such as reducing substance use or shifting habits. It emphasizes exploring ambivalence and building a person's own reasons for change rather than imposing directives. These methods are chosen together with the client based on needs, goals, and what feels most useful in early sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues and richer interaction matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow frequent, brief touchpoints and can help people practice skills or get support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or caregiving schedules while trying different approaches to find the best fit.