About Laura
Laura Contreras is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Wisconsin. She brings five years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and life changes. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making therapy practical and accessible for stressed parents.
She uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
How Laura works
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports learning to live with difficult feelings while pursuing what matters. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns and closeness are the focus. In sessions she listens without judgment and helps set small, doable goals.
Therapy might include skill practice, structured exercises, and talking through hard moments. She also draws on the Gottman Method for couples work when communication and conflict are central concerns. Laura has experience addressing grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, and career-related stress.
She also supports people facing family of origin concerns, body image struggles, and isolation or loneliness. Practical coping strategies and clearer communication are common outcomes people work toward. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
The aim is to create a plan that fits each person’s life and responsibilities. She helps clients identify priorities and take steady steps toward better daily functioning.
Laura lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Laura works with
The areas below are the ones Laura selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Online approaches for relationship and life challenges
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions aligned with personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions when getting clearer about priorities matters.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. It often helps with panic, social anxiety, depression and repetitive worry.
Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early and current relationship patterns shape trust and closeness. This approach is practical when communication, intimacy, or family of origin issues affect current relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level and what they want to change. Plans can be adjusted over time based on progress and feedback.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for longer sessions and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping a consistent routine.
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