About Laura
Laura Lininger, LCSW, brings more than three decades of clinical experience to her practice. She trained in psychology and social work and has helped people with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship and family concerns. Her background includes many years focused on children and adolescents and later expanding to adults.
That early work with younger people shaped how she approaches adults who carry childhood wounds or family of origin issues. She aims to make therapy straightforward and practical, using tools people can apply between sessions.
How Laura works
Sessions typically include teaching skills, guided exercises, and gentle processing of difficult memories. Laura draws from a few evidence-based approaches to tailor care to each person. She integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and build meaningful action.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can be offered for processing trauma when appropriate. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to help people calm their nervous systems and build present-moment awareness.
She pays attention to issues such as abandonment, codependency, body image, and gender dysphoria alongside core concerns like addiction and coping with life changes. People who reach out can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space. Laura affirms clients of all races, religions, genders, and members of the LGBTQ community.
Work is paced to each person’s needs and 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 31 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Laura commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps in that direction, even when feelings are intense. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is offered to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical experiments to change behavior and mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can be used when trauma memories need focused processing and the therapist and client agree it is appropriate.Figuring out which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggest techniques to try and adjust those over time. Clients are invited to give feedback so the work matches their pace and needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions with visual cues, phone can work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text are good for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity when travel or life changes occur.
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