Laura Hopf is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Washington with six years of experience. She moved into counseling as a second career and brings hands-on experience from community mental health settings and day treatment programs. Her work covers anxiety, depression, trauma, gender identity concerns, and relationship challenges among others. Laura emphasizes compassion, respect, and warmth in the therapy room.
She has provided both individual and group therapy and has worked in intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs. That range helps her match practical strategies to each person’s situation. She believes people are shaped by relationships, family systems, and the moments that lead them to the present.
Laura uses an integrative, holistic approach and draws on multiple methods to tailor care. She blends cognitive-behavioral and dialectical behavior strategies with person-centered and humanistic ideas to focus on what helps most. The goal is to work toward clearer insight, symptom relief, or improved day-to-day function depending on the client's needs.
Parents and adults who are concerned about stress, self esteem, grief, sleep, or substance use often seek her help. She also supports people coping with attachment wounds, body image, caregiving stress, and feelings of isolation. Laura aims to meet each person where they are without judgment and to build practical skills alongside emotional understanding.
Her stated priorities are collaboration and finding approaches that fit. She guides conversations toward achievable steps while validating the experience that brought someone to therapy. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
How her approaches translate to online work
Laura draws on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and self esteem concerns. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills for high-intensity emotions and relationship stress. Mindfulness therapy supports building present-moment awareness and stress reduction through simple attention and breathing practices.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as those needs change. The aim is to combine skill-building with understanding why patterns developed in the first place.
The practical benefits of online therapy can include easier fitting of sessions into a busy schedule, shorter check-ins when time is tight, and options that reduce travel time. Because the biography does not specify session formats, confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are available. Many people find that remote work helps them apply skills in daily life more consistently while keeping therapy manageable alongside other responsibilities.
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, sleep problems, parenting stress, anger, self esteem, and compassion fatigue among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is integrative and person-centered, combining practical skill-building with reflective conversation to match each person’s needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience providing direct mental health therapy and behavioral counseling in community and programmatic settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Washington.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.