Laura Westbrook, LPC

Attachment and Client-Centered Approaches for Online Care

Laura draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships affect feelings of safety, trust, and connection. This approach helps when patterns of closeness or distance cause stress in relationships or affect self-worth. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which means sessions focus on the client’s perspective and move at the client’s pace while the therapist offers empathy and nonjudgmental listening.

Finding the right approach happens together. Laura will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then tailor methods like mindfulness or motivational interviewing as needed. This way the therapeutic plan grows out of the person’s needs rather than a fixed protocol.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions let people use visual connection when that helps, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or to fit a short break during the day, and chat or messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when distance or schedules change.