Laura Hazard , LPC

Laura Hazard helps people navigate moments when life feels overwhelming and unmanageable. She frames big challenges as a series of smaller, approachable steps so clients can make steady progress without feeling consumed by the whole. Using a blend of client-centered listening and cognitive behavior ideas, she focuses on increasing self-awareness, identifying existing strengths, and developing practical strategies that fit each person’s life.

As an LPC - a Licensed Professional Counselor - Laura brings a supportive, open-minded presence to work with concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, addictions, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem struggles, career transitions, and other major life changes. Her practice emphasizes rolling with life’s punches and staying flexible during crises and transitions, helping clients break down overwhelming feelings into understandable parts and then reassemble them into a clearer picture.

In sessions she aims to create a receptive space where clients can explore patterns, set realistic goals, and practice new coping skills. Laura partners with each person to build sustainable steps forward that reflect their values and priorities.

Approaches and Online Support for Everyday Challenges

Client-Centered Therapy places the client’s experience at the center of care, emphasizing empathy, active listening, and the client’s own goals; it is especially useful for relationship concerns, self-esteem work, and major life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaching practical skills to change them - an approach often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, anger, and addictive patterns. Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and acceptance, helping people manage stress, compassion fatigue, grief, and ongoing emotional distress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Laura will work with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts strategies as therapy progresses so the client and therapist decide the best path together. Licensed professionals can combine these approaches to tailor care to individual situations.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules and maintain continuity across life changes. These options let therapists meet clients where they are, provide ongoing support between in-person visits, and accommodate different communication styles and accessibility needs.