- Anxiety and depression
- Trauma processing
- Mindfulness methods
About Laura
Laura Sternberg is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with eight years of experience. She focuses on common concerns like anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and anger. Laura also addresses stress, self-esteem struggles, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and challenges that come with major life changes.
She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage strong emotions and get clearer about what matters. Sessions tend to focus on what is happening now, while also looking at patterns that keep problems going. Clients can expect straightforward conversations about coping skills, behavior patterns, and short-term steps to reduce distress.
Laura works with trauma-related problems and includes approaches that process difficult memories and reduce their hold on daily life. She also uses methods that help people reframe stories about themselves and discover different ways to act when old patterns show up. This can be useful for issues such as shame, abandonment, and guilt.
Her background spans work with people facing career strain, caregiving stress, first responder issues, and end-of-life concerns. Laura also helps with impulse control, addictions, and the lingering effects of domestic violence or family-of-origin problems. She offers direct support around forgiveness, navigating divorce or separation, and managing isolation and loneliness.
Sessions are conducted in English. Practical details like scheduling and session format are handled when someone begins the intake process, so it is best to confirm current options before booking.
How her approaches translate to online work
Existential therapy helps people consider values, meaning, and choices in their lives. Online sessions can focus on what matters now and how clients want to act differently, which is useful for career decisions, anger linked to purpose, or life transitions.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that works with distressing memories and the beliefs tied to them. In remote sessions the therapist guides processing and grounding work while the client identifies target memories and notices how feelings change over time.
Mindfulness therapy teaches attention skills to notice thoughts, bodily sensations, and urges without acting on them. Practicing these skills online can help with impulsivity, anger moments, and anxiety by building short, repeatable exercises to use in daily life.
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining practices or adjusting the pace based on how the client responds.
Session logistics should be checked before booking since formats are not listed here. Confirm whether remote options are available and which one will be used. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to travel to appointments.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related concerns such as shame, abandonment, and caregiving stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-informed methods with a focus on present problems and patterns that maintain them, aiming to build coping skills and clearer choices.
What is her clinical experience?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with people facing trauma, career and caregiver stress, first responder issues, and end-of-life concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are used?
Session formats are not listed here; please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether remote or in-person formats are available.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to get started complete the matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.