About Laurel
Laurel Lass is a licensed clinical social worker who centers therapy on relationships and emotional safety. She uses attachment-focused and trauma-informed approaches to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and low self-worth. Laurel writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters to each person.
Laurel brings 24 years of clinical experience in California to her practice. She believes clients are the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on.
How Laurel works
Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person's needs and goals. Her work often addresses attachment challenges, abandonment wounds, and communication problems. She also helps people manage panic attacks, mood disorders, and the heavy shame or guilt that follows difficult events.
Laurel supports people exploring life purpose and self-love as part of broader healing. Therapy blends emotionally-focused conversation with mindfulness and trauma-focused techniques. Internal Family Systems ideas guide work with inner parts and conflicting feelings.
The result is a mix of practical tools and deeper emotional processing to reduce distress and improve relationships. Laurel explains things in everyday language and focuses on small, manageable steps. She encourages experimentation with new ways of relating and coping.
People who want a steady, relational approach to change often find this style helpful.
Laurel lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Laurel works with
The areas below are the ones Laurel 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
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Attachment and Trauma-Informed Care Online
Laurel often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how past relationship patterns shape current feelings and interactions. This approach helps people notice where they seek closeness or pull away and works to build more stable connections. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is another core tool she uses to name and shift hard emotions in relationship patterns so people can move toward healthier responses. Mindfulness Therapy appears in sessions as simple practices to steady the nervous system and increase awareness of thoughts and feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laurel collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. She will adjust techniques over time based on what helps most, making changes together rather than imposing a plan.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video can support deeper emotional work when seeing facial cues matters, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to schedule. Live chat and text are useful for shorter check-ins, homework, or when someone prefers writing. These options aim to increase flexibility and keep therapy accessible across different routines and needs.
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