- Practical skill building
- Attachment-informed care
- Collaborative sessions
About Laura
Laura Hawkins is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) in Michigan who helps adults dealing with anxiety, stress, relationship strain, trauma, and major life changes. She often meets people who look fine on the outside but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or emotionally exhausted inside. Laura focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions to feel steadier and more in control.
Her style is structured and compassionate. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused rather than just a chance to vent. Laura uses a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and attachment-focused ideas to help clients calm their nervous systems and see the patterns that keep them stuck.
In the room she teaches clear skills for managing worry, intense feelings, and relationship triggers. She also helps people face difficult transitions and repair how they relate to others. The work combines skill practice, reflection, and tailored strategies that fit each person’s life.
Laura has nine years of clinical experience working with anxiety, obsessive behaviors, trauma, burnout, and communication or control struggles. Her approach aims to build steady progress so people leave sessions with things they can try right away.
If someone is ready to get clearer about patterns like codependency, abandonment fears, or isolation, Laura offers a practical, respectful way forward. She encourages people to take the first step toward feeling more emotionally steady and connected.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online work
Laura uses a few evidence-based approaches to help people manage worry, calm strong emotions, and improve relationships. Cognitive-behavioral techniques focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and overthinking. Acceptance and commitment ideas help people make values-based choices and take small actions even when feelings are uncomfortable. Attachment-focused work looks at how early relationship patterns show up now and offers new ways to connect and communicate.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laura treats the choice of methods as collaborative and adjusts strategies based on someone’s needs, goals, and what feels useful in real life. She combines skill practice with reflection so clients leave with clear tools to try between sessions.
The therapist's biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use tools learned in therapy in their everyday settings, so skill practice and real-time problem solving can happen between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Laura help with?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include codependency, attachment issues, control and communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is structured, practical, and compassionate. Sessions are collaborative and focus on teaching skills and creating changes that can be used in daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with adults on issues such as anxiety, OCD, trauma, burnout, and relationship difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a LMSW, which stands for licensed master social worker, and she practices in Michigan.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.