Therapist profile
Laura Walls, LPC
Virginia
LPC in Virginia - anxiety and relationship support
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Virginia / 0701004240
- NPI1417135393
- Experience23 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationVirginia
About
- Attachment-based methods
- CBT and mindfulness
- Motivational interviewing
About Laura
Laura Walls is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 23 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, and major life changes. Her work focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier day to day.
Her approach blends attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness techniques, and motivational interviewing. That means sessions often combine paying attention to patterns in relationships, noticing thoughts that escalate emotions, and trying small experiments to change behavior. Clients learn ways to spot triggers and to respond differently when tension builds.
She has a long history working with women, young adults, caregivers, and people facing midlife transitions. Laura also addresses parenting stress, sleep problems, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD-related concerns, and career pressures. She mentions additional focus areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and blended family concerns.
Sessions are straightforward and practical. Laura emphasizes open conversation, skill practice, and short-term goal setting when that fits a person's needs. She aims to strengthen communication, increase self-awareness, and build resilience so people can handle conflict and frustration with more control.
People who choose her can expect a steady, collaborative way of working that keeps things concrete. To begin, clients use the site's pathway to match and schedule a first session and then decide together what steps make the most sense.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and how early connections shape current reactions. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns, practice new ways of connecting, and address intimacy-related concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact; it uses exercises and experiments to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can be done during video or phone sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and to manage stress and anger.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review concerns, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Sessions often mix listening, skill practice, and short homework tasks so clients can test changes between meetings.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. In general, online work can make scheduling easier, let people fit therapy into a workday break, and allow shorter check-ins when time or bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can use these formats to help maintain continuity of care and to support progress without requiring travel.
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Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, trauma and other life changes listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT, mindfulness, attachment-based work, and motivational interviewing.
How much experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working in a variety of counseling settings.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions structured and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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