About Laura
Laura Wiseman is an LCSW who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. She supports those coping with trauma, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, anger, ADHD, and life changes. Her style is warm and direct and she focuses on building a trusting connection first.
With 20 years of practice, she draws on a few practical methods that fit the person and the problem. She uses client-centered work to listen and reflect what matters most.
How Laura works
She adds cognitive behavioral techniques to spot patterns and change unhelpful thinking. The Gottman Method informs her work around relationship communication and problem-solving. Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented.
Laura uses solution-focused strategies to set small, achievable steps and to track progress. She also attends to safety and family-related complications such as domestic violence and fertility stress when those issues arise. Laura earned her license as a clinical social worker and practices in New Jersey.
She has experience helping people with bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and fertility-related distress. Her approach balances practical tools with a respectful, listening stance. People seeking help start with a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that work for them.
Laura offers multiple session formats to fit busy lives, and she works collaboratively to set goals and adjust the approach over time.
Laura lists 4 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
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps people who need a supportive space to sort thoughts and decide on changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining listening-focused work with CBT tools or adding solution-focused steps to create quick, usable plans.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a lunch break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity between appointments.
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