About Laura
Laura Gryniewich-Franklin uses practical, talk-based therapy to help people manage stress and anxiety. She blends straightforward tools with a calm, nonjudgmental presence. Laura holds an MD and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker in Maryland, and she brings nearly 20 years of clinical experience to her work.
Clients can expect clear, simple strategies to handle depression, relationship and family difficulties, grief, and parenting strain. She offers techniques that people can try between sessions to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.
How Laura works
Sessions aim to be focused and collaborative, with attention to immediate problems and longer-term goals. Her background includes outpatient therapy, in-home services, school-based work, and medical social work. That variety shaped a flexible approach to common life challenges like career pressures, compassion fatigue, and midlife concerns.
She also supports people dealing with fertility issues, divorce and separation, infidelity, and codependency. Laura draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to break down unhelpful thinking and change behaviors. She uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach grounding and present-moment skills for stress and mood regulation.
Those two approaches are combined to fit each person's needs rather than applied the same way for everyone. Sessions are offered in English and provided while practicing in Maryland. Communication options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step will connect a person with the right session rhythm.
Laura lists 2 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
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
How CBT and Mindfulness work in online therapy
Therapy blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy into practical steps people can use between sessions. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and improve mood regulation.Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals and try approaches together to see what fits. Clients are encouraged to give feedback so techniques can be adjusted over time and matched to daily routines and challenges.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets the therapist and client work face to face when visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging support shorter exchanges, homework review, and crisis coping between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare, and travel while keeping consistent contact with a licensed professional.
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