Laura Terrell, LCSW, CSW

Laura Terrell is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia with ten years working as an LCSW and a total of 17 years in social work. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at making small changes that add up over time.

She often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different actions. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used for emotional regulation and for building coping tools when feelings feel overwhelming. Trauma-focused methods guide work with people who have been harmed or hurt in the past.

Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and pace. She listens, offers clear techniques, and co-creates a plan you can use between sessions. The focus is on what helps in day-to-day life rather than labels or jargon.

Terrell has experience working with adolescents and teens as well as adults, and she pays careful attention to respect and sensitivity during sessions. She helps people work on body image, communication problems, control issues, mood challenges, panic, self-harm thoughts, family stress, and related concerns.

Therapy can include skill practice, step-by-step behavior changes, and ways to manage panic or intense emotions. People who choose her work with a clinician who aims to be practical, steady, and respectful while they take steps toward better functioning and relief.

How CBT, DBT, and Trauma-Focused Work Translate Online

Laura uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify patterns of thought that lead to distress and to test small behavioral changes that can reduce symptoms. CBT work online often includes structured exercises, thought records, and homework you can do between sessions to see what helps.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills can be taught in short steps during a call or via messaging and practiced in daily life to reduce intense reactions and improve communication.

Trauma-focused techniques aim to gently address past harm and build stability first, using grounding and pacing so memory work does not feel overwhelming. This approach focuses on creating manageable steps to reduce the grip of traumatic memories on daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, test what works, and adjust the plan as needed. Expect to try different tools and keep what helps most for your situation.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you use visual cues and full sessions, phone calls require less bandwidth, live chat can be a quicker check-in, and messaging supports brief practice or skill reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into school, work, or a busy routine while focusing on practical skills and steady progress.