About Laura
Laura Drucker is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience. She practices in California and brings a long career in both independent practice and public mental health settings. Laura takes a straightforward, client-centered approach that focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She meets people where they are and listens without judgment. Sessions focus on solving problems, building skills, and clarifying values. Laura helps clients identify goals and create manageable plans to reach them.
How Laura works
Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address thinking patterns and to teach coping skills. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness practices to help people live in line with what matters to them.
Over three decades she has supported people through stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. She also works with sexual health and alternative-sex-culture topics such as BDSM and kink, and with issues around polyamory and non-monogamous relationships. Laura holds a Master of Social Work and is licensed as an LCSW in California.
Her style is practical and collaborative, and she focuses on skills people can use between sessions to handle everyday pressures.
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
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How Laura’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take action that matches their values. It is useful for worry, life transitions, and decisions about what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It focuses on practical exercises and step-by-step changes to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms and to improve daily functioning.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and effective communication. These tools are helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or when relationships are strained.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and may combine methods to create a plan that fits. Clients and the therapist review progress and adjust methods as goals change.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation when a longer session is useful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter listening check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter, frequent check-ins and written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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