Laura Westbrook, LPC
Compassionate counselor who centers your story
Details
| Name | Laura Westbrook |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Tennessee |
| Licensed in | Alabama, Tennessee |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Laura
Laura Westbrook is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee with seven years of clinical experience. She creates a warm, accepting space and treats each person as the expert on their life. Sessions are conversational and practical, with the therapist guiding change rather than directing it.
Humor and cultural touchstones like books, media, or music are sometimes used to make hard topics easier to approach. Laura draws on Narrative and client-centered approaches to help people reframe difficult stories and find new meaning.
Background and approach
She also incorporates attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. These methods are useful for concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and intimacy-related issues. Her background includes work in nonprofit settings focused on addictions and trauma.
That experience informs how she talks about substance use, codependency, and recovery. She has worked with people from LGBTQ+ communities and with clients facing chronic illness, HIV, or long-term health challenges. Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative.
Laura listens for patterns, helps name feelings, and supports practical steps people can try between meetings. She helps people navigate grief, major life changes, and relationship stress without medical jargon. Outside of clinical work she brings personal touches into sessions when helpful, like discussing favorite shows or books.
Those shared references can make coping skills more relatable and easier to apply in daily life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse among the things Laura works with, alongside the areas below.
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Men's issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Laura directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Laura directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Attachment Ideas Work Online
Laura uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves. That approach breaks down unhelpful narratives and looks for alternate, more useful ways to understand life events. It can be helpful for issues like depression, shame, and identity concerns.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at patterns that started in early relationships and show up now. Talking about how people relate to others can make a big difference for intimacy problems, communication struggles, and anger issues.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try different tools, and adjust methods to suit each person's needs and preferences. Clients get to give feedback so sessions match what’s actually helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face work and nonverbal cues, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life while using the approaches above to work on concrete goals.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with addictions, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and stress. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, chronic illness, and HIV / AIDS.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is collaborative and conversational. She uses Narrative and client-centered ideas to help people retell their stories and find options that fit their lives.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience, including time working with nonprofits on addictions and trauma-related concerns. That background shapes how she talks about recovery and coping.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a licensed professional counselor with LPC credentials in Alabama and Tennessee and practices out of Tennessee.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
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