I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in California with over 9 years experience. I am passionate about and enjoy working with adults, to help them with the challenges they face, including unresolved trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship issues or whatever is holding you back. I have vast therapeutic and life experiences that help me better understand what you are going through and how to help you.
Life is difficult, complicated and at times even traumatic, but it can also be filled with great joy and fulfillment. What is standing in the way of embracing the life you desire. It is not always easy getting to the point of asking for outside help. I recognize and respect the courage that it takes, and I am here to help you.
I am a “person centered” therapist who works from a strength-based model using DBT, as well as techniques from CBT to help you access all that is within you to heal and change.
One size does not fit all – No two people are the same, so no single therapy modality is right for everyone. I individualize treatment to ensure you are receiving what you need to reach your therapeutic and life goals. When you are willing to seek change, change will happen. Things can get better. Take that first step toward healing.
I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Coping with life changes, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Family problems, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Self-harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy
CA LMFT 128388
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Laura Laird. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Dr. Laird is a professional who listens well and helps me with finding a deeper root cause of a couple issues. Doing so is just as helpful as I always heard it would be.
Written on Mar 30, 2023 after therapy with Laura for 7 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
Laura is wonderful. I felt very comfortable with her. She leads the conversation well and even if I don’t know what I want to talk about in the moment I feel like they naturally arise when talking to her.
Written on Mar 15, 2022 after therapy with Laura for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
She's great at just listening and validating your feelings, she is very easy to open up to and I enjoy my sessions with her!
Written on Mar 14, 2022 after therapy with Laura for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and anger management
Laura is a great navigator, listener, and supporter through this difficult process of therapy; she has helped me process many things and making the therapy experience quite pleasant (despite the difficult circumstance I’m in).
Written on Jan 27, 2022 after therapy with Laura for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues
I’ve only had a couple sessions with Laura but I have already found that her support and great listening have been helpful and will continue to lead to progress!
Written on Dec 28, 2021 after therapy with Laura for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues
Laura has helped create a safe space for me where I feel comfortable in sharing my feelings and thoughts, when this has been something I have struggled with my whole life. With her expertise and recommendations I already feel so much better and confident in my abilities to cope with my feelings in a healthy manner.
Written on Oct 27, 2021 after therapy with Laura for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, and coping with life changes