Laura Westbrook , LPC

Laura Westbrook is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who emphasizes acceptance, empathy, and connection as the foundation for meaningful change. She practices from a person-centered framework that treats each individual as the expert on their own life, guiding clients with empathy and practical tools rather than directing them. Humor and cultural materials - including literature, media, and music - are woven into her work when helpful, alongside thoughtful conversation to find approaches that fit each person’s needs.

Her interest in mental health began with concerns about access to care within the criminal justice system, which steered her toward nonprofit work focused on addictions and trauma. That experience includes supporting both male and female populations across age ranges and a variety of backgrounds. She has worked with members of the LGBTQ community and with people living with HIV and other chronic illnesses that affect day-to-day life.

Laura trained in diverse environments, growing up in California and earning her undergraduate degree at the University of Alabama before completing her Master’s and Specialist degrees at the University of Florida, a program that was ranked the second best counseling program in the country at the time. She values the vulnerability it takes to share one’s story and finds deep reward in helping people make sense of their experiences.

Outside of her clinical work, she enjoys connecting through shared pop culture - she is a fan of the TV show The Office - and has a lighthearted fondness for goats, which she discovered helped her cope with homesickness during college.

Attachment-Based and Person-Centered Approaches for Online Care

Laura Westbrook integrates attachment-based work with a person-centered stance to help clients explore patterns in relationships and build more secure ways of relating. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relational bonds shape emotions and behavior, which can be useful for issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, intimacy struggles, and relationship conflict. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration, positioning the individual as the expert on their life while the therapist supports growth and self-directed change.

She also draws on mindfulness techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, and emotional reactivity by building present-moment awareness and practical coping skills. These approaches are used flexibly to meet the concerns brought into sessions, from trauma and grief to addictions and mood challenges.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and is decided collaboratively. Laura works with each person to identify goals and preferences and will adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. Online therapy offers practical accessibility - sessions can take place via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - which allows scheduling flexibility and continuity of care for those balancing work, family, or mobility constraints.