Laura Herp , LCSW

Laura Herp is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Kentucky with 20 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate addictions, and heal from trauma and abuse, and she has significant experience supporting those living with depression. Laura approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she tailors conversations and treatment plans to address each client's unique needs and goals.

With two decades in the field, Laura blends practical strategies and compassionate support to help clients move toward a more fulfilling and balanced life. She emphasizes collaboration and adapts interventions to match an individual’s situation, pace, and preferences. Recognizing that reaching out for help is a courageous step, Laura provides steady encouragement and guidance throughout the therapeutic process.

Her clinical work draws on approaches such as Mindfulness Therapy and Internal Family Systems to support emotional regulation, self-awareness, and deeper internal understanding. Laura’s practice centers on helping people build coping skills, strengthen relationships, and find paths forward after difficult experiences.

Integrating Mindfulness and Internal Family Systems Online

Mindfulness Therapy invites clients to develop present-moment awareness through simple attention and breathing practices. It helps people reduce reactivity to stress, notice patterns of thought and emotion, and build skills for calming the nervous system in daily life. Internal Family Systems offers a way to understand inner parts or subpersonalities and the roles they play - working with those parts can help resolve inner conflict, trauma responses, and self-critical patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Laura Herp works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit best. She listens to clients’ needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts techniques over time so therapy stays person-centered and practical.

Online therapy with licensed professionals makes these approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This flexibility allows clients to meet from home, on a break, or while traveling, and to choose the format that feels most comfortable. Remote sessions can support continuity of care and make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.