About Laura
Laura Tellez is a bilingual licensed social worker based in Texas. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 12 years of clinical experience to her practice. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and low self‑esteem.
Laura aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported. She focuses on practical conversations and simple strategies that people can use between sessions. Laura listens closely to what matters most and adapts sessions to each person’s needs.
How Laura works
That can mean short, focused problem-solving one week and deeper work on past hurts the next. Her approach draws on client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that change daily life. Mindfulness tools are offered to build calm and grounding skills.
For those affected by traumatic events, she uses trauma-focused methods to address painful memories at a pace that feels tolerable. Laura also helps with a range of related concerns like abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, caregiver stress, communication and trust issues, and the fallout from infidelity or separation. She can support people dealing with immigration-related stress, guilt, shame, and isolation.
Sessions are collaborative and practical. Laura aims to be respectful, direct, and compassionate while working with each person to set clear, achievable goals.
Laura lists 5 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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the individual. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them find their own solutions; this approach is useful for building trust and clarity when dealing with relationship or self‑esteem concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It breaks problems into manageable parts and uses exercises and experiments to test new ways of thinking and behaving, which can help with anxiety, depression, and control issues.
Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on safely addressing painful memories and reactions. It uses gradual, paced work to reduce the hold of past events and to build coping strategies for triggers and reminders.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods over time so the work stays relevant and doable.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on progress and practical change.
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