About Laura
Laura Falsgraf is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 26 years of professional experience in Washington. She focuses on creating a respectful and compassionate space. She encourages people who feel nervous about starting therapy and aims to make the first step easier.
Laura helps people manage stress and anxiety using straightforward conversation and practical strategies. She also works with those facing depression, trauma and abuse, and challenges tied to attention and focus.
Background and approach
Family conflict and communication problems are often part of what gets brought to sessions. Her approach is flexible and tailored. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs, goals, and life situation rather than a one-size-fits-all program.
She listens closely and adjusts the pace so people can move forward at a level that feels doable. Laura also addresses concerns like attachment issues, divorce and separation, fertility-related stress, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. She supports people navigating pregnancy and childbirth stress, mood disorders, and questions about life purpose and self-love.
In sessions she keeps language simple and direct to help people understand next steps. The work often includes talking through patterns, practicing new ways to communicate, and finding manageable tools to reduce overwhelm. Her goal is to help people feel steadier and clearer over time.
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options
Laura draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, actionable steps. One approach emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and depression; this helps people notice what keeps them stuck and practice alternatives. Another approach concentrates on processing the effects of trauma and abuse through paced, supportive conversation and coping skills to manage strong emotions. These methods are used to address recurring mood issues, stress, and relationship patterns.Choosing the most helpful approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and have more in-depth conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow quick access between sessions and fit busy schedules. These options make it easier to match therapy to everyday life while working toward clearer thinking and steadier mood.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English