About Laura
Laura Costello is a Pennsylvania licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She helps clients address relationship strain, family conflict, intimacy concerns, and challenges like addictions, grief, and bipolar management. Laura aims to make the first step toward change feel doable and supported.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk about what matters most to them.
How Laura works
Sessions focus on practical steps and honest conversation. Clients work together with Laura to identify what feels stuck and try small changes that fit their life. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative.
Laura listens closely, offers clear feedback, and helps clients build skills for daily coping. She pays attention to sleep, eating, anger, and attention concerns so these areas are part of the work when relevant. Over 15 years she has helped people facing trauma and abuse, addiction recovery, parenting strain, and career stress.
The work can include planning for safety, managing intense emotions, and learning ways to rebuild trust in relationships. She supports people as they move through grief and major life shifts. Laura practices in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English.
She meets people where they are and helps them set realistic goals. Her focus is on steady progress and practical tools that make life feel more manageable.
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
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How evidence-based approaches work online
Two commonly used evidence-based techniques involve practical skills and focused conversation. One approach centers on building coping skills for intense emotions and day-to-day stress, teaching concrete steps people can use when anxiety or anger rise. Another approach focuses on processing difficult experiences to reduce their hold on daily life, helping people make sense of trauma, grief, or relationship pain and find a path forward.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and what feels helpful. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the work focused on what matters most to the client.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this work. Video calls let people read facial cues and maintain a conversational feel similar to in-person sessions. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, shorter therapy moments, and spacing sessions around a busy day. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, and daily routines while still working with licensed professionals and therapists trained to use evidence-based strategies.
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