Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Laura works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Laura
Laura Schwades is a Florida licensed mental health counselor with 11 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, anger, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She works in a direct, supportive style that aims to build confidence and motivation for change.
She treats anger as one part of a person’s broader life story, helping clients notice triggers and practice different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings, such as breathing strategies, choices about behavior, and examining patterns that lead to conflict or impulsive reactions. Her approach starts by listening to each person's story and identifying strengths already at work. She encourages small, realistic goals and checks in on progress each session.
The tone is empowering and collaborative rather than prescriptive. Laura draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her work with trauma, anxiety, and depression. She aims to help people make steady, understandable changes in how they think and act.
Over time clients often find greater calm, clearer priorities, and better tools for handling stress. Sessions are offered in English and are provided online in a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
What Laura works with
Everything Laura lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Laura's practice.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety, trauma, and anger. One approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns that fuel anxiety and low mood; this helps people notice automatic thoughts and test them against reality to reduce distress. Another approach emphasizes practical skills for managing strong emotions and impulsive reactions, such as grounding exercises, breathing work, and step-by-step behavior plans to try between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist listens to your story and collaborates with you to choose which techniques to try first. Adjustments happen as goals and needs become clearer so the plan fits your situation and preferences.
Online therapy offers a range of session formats that make ongoing work easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins or skill practice possible between meetings. These options aim to provide flexible, accessible ways to keep progress moving forward.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. Additional focuses include abandonment, communication problems, impulsivity, life purpose, and post-traumatic stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then works with clients on small, realistic steps and tools to use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with people on mood, trauma, and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a FL LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She meets using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.