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Laurel Lass

Laurel Lass, LCSW

Therapist in California

Compassionate support to build confidence and calm

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24 years of experience listed

LCSW professional credentials

English languages

  • Focuses on self esteem
  • Addresses relationship strain
  • Uses mindfulness practices

About Laurel

Laurel Lass is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California with 24 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, depression, and building healthier self esteem. Laurel emphasizes a straightforward, supportive approach that centers the client's own experience and strengths.

She treats common feelings like low confidence, persistent worry, and sadness by listening and helping people name what matters most to them. Sessions aim to increase motivation, boost self-love, and improve communication. Laurel frames clients as experts on their stories and offers steady encouragement as they try new ways of coping.

Laurel draws on therapies that address how past attachment patterns shape current relationships and emotions. She uses methods that help people process traumatic memories and reduce the hold of painful reactions. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to help clients notice feelings without being overwhelmed by them.

Her work often focuses on issues such as abandonment, guilt and shame, isolation, panic attacks, and life purpose. Laurel helps people manage mood disorders and navigate the grief process with care and pacing that fits each person.

Practical change is the goal in Laurel's room. She supports people in building small, sustainable steps toward better self regard and clearer relationships. To begin, she asks questions that help match therapy to each person's goals and daily life.

How Laurel’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people notice how early relationships shape current bonds and reactions. In practice this looks like mapping patterns in relationships, naming triggers, and trying new ways of connecting that feel safer and more effective.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on the emotions under relationship struggles. It helps people identify core feelings, communicate them more clearly, and change interaction cycles that keep problems going. This can be useful for improving closeness and reducing repeated conflict responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laurel will listen to your goals and preferences, then try methods that fit your situation. She collaborates with clients to adjust techniques over time when something isn’t helping.

If you’re considering online work, check the session format when you book since the biography doesn’t list formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time, and allow a regular rhythm of appointments. They also make shorter check-ins or mindful practices simpler to schedule during a lunch break or between tasks when that suits you.

Talk with Laurel through the matching and scheduling steps to confirm how she holds sessions and to pick an approach that feels right for your goals.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

24+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Laurel commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, depression, and challenges around self esteem. Additional focuses include panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and feelings of isolation.

What is her therapy style like?

Laurel uses a collaborative, strengths-based style that combines attachment work, trauma-focused techniques, and mindfulness. Sessions focus on practical steps and increased awareness rather than technical jargon.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 24 years of professional experience helping people with anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, and self esteem challenges.

What credentials and region are listed?

Laurel is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in California.

Which languages are offered and can international clients be seen?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Laurel?

Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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