Laura Leatherman

Laura Leatherman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia with 12 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, and major life changes. She also supports those facing relationship tension, parenting strain, career concerns, sleep problems, trauma, and ADHD-related challenges.

Laura works from a respectful, nonjudgmental stance. She aims to build a trusting connection before moving into strategies for change. In sessions she listens for what matters most to each person and adapts her approach to match their goals.

Her background includes work in outpatient counseling clinics, hospitals, a residential program, and an emergency shelter. That variety has exposed her to many life situations and different ways people cope when things get hard.

Laura draws on approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide her work. She uses practical tools and conversational reflection to help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and set manageable goals.

She emphasizes collaboration and real-world results, working at a person’s pace to build skills for everyday life. If someone is unsure where to start, she helps clarify priorities and small first steps toward change.

How Laura’s approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgment. It helps people feel heard and then name what they want to change or improve. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on strengths and small, concrete steps to move toward specific goals and is useful when someone wants short-term progress.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means starting with the problem the person wants to solve and adjusting methods over time if something isn’t working.

Session format details are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to use CBT tools between sessions and to focus on concrete steps from Solution-Focused Therapy in real life.