Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Laura works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Laura
Laura Hennessy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with 13 years of experience. She has worked extensively in a nonprofit community mental health setting and has supported people facing mental health and substance use concerns. Laura emphasizes engagement, insight, and motivation in her sessions.
She speaks English and provides care through a variety of online formats. Her style is warm and direct. She helps people name difficult emotions and make small, practical changes.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and understanding patterns that keep problems repeating. She values honest conversation and a nonjudgmental stance. Laura often uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to the person in front of her.
She combines that with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Emotion-focused ideas are used when relationships and attachment themes come up. People come to her for stress, anxiety, depression, and anger concerns.
She also supports those coping with trauma, addiction, mood disorders, intimacy struggles, and life changes. Additional areas include abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and women's issues. In remote sessions Laura offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process and helps people find approaches that fit their goals. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step connect a person with a suitable plan.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Laura lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
The client-centered approach focuses on following the person's priorities, listening closely, and reflecting what matters most to them. Online this means sessions start with the client's agenda and the therapist helps set achievable next steps together.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to change mood and reactions. In remote sessions CBT often uses short exercises, thought records, and concrete skill practice between meetings to build momentum.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on feelings and attachment patterns that show up in relationships. Online EFT sessions explore emotional responses and teach ways to express needs more clearly to reduce conflict and deepen connection.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that fit a person's goals, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process aims to match tools to the individual's needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls suit longer therapy sessions and visual interactions, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework prompts, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit around work, family, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Laura
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, trauma and related relationship or intimacy issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on engagement, building insight, and motivating change.
How many years has she practiced?
She has 13 years of clinical experience, including work in a nonprofit community mental health center.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey.
In which language are sessions conducted?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone get started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.