Laura Walls, LPC - Therapist in Virginia

Attachment-informed
Evidence-based tools
Supportive listening

About Laura

Laura Walls is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 23 years of experience. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and major life changes. Her approach aims to make emotional challenges easier to understand and manage.

Laura works with adults, young adults, caregivers, and people going through midlife transitions. She listens with compassion and offers straightforward strategies. Sessions focus on building self-awareness and improving communication.

Her work combines attachment-focused ideas with practical skills from cognitive behavioral methods. Mindfulness and client-centered techniques are used to help people notice patterns and make different choices. Motivational interviewing is used when people want support finding their own reasons to change.

Common concerns she addresses include stress, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, aging and caregiver stress, body image, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.

Laura aims for sessions that feel collaborative and respectful. People can expect honest feedback and concrete steps to try between meetings. Her goal is to help clients leave sessions feeling clearer and more able to take the next step.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how they relate to others and try different ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and offers practical exercises to change them. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laura will listen to your goals and preferences and help choose methods that fit. The process is collaborative - you and the therapist decide together what to try and adjust over time.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, such as avoiding travel time or scheduling shorter check-ins during a work break. Some approaches, like CBT, often include concrete homework that can be practiced between sessions, and mindfulness exercises can be guided during a meeting and used daily. Discuss practical needs up front so sessions match your schedule and communication preferences.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

Trauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness Life purposeMidlife crisisMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Credentials

Virginia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What problems can I bring to therapy?

Laura helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep issues, parenting strain, anger, career questions, ADHD, and coping with life changes including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style is compassionate, collaborative, and practical. She combines attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people understand patterns and try new strategies.

How much experience does she have?

She has 23 years of experience in a range of counseling settings working with adults, young adults, caregivers, and people in midlife transitions.

What credentials and location should I know about?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from outside the country?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How much do sessions cost and what is the payment model?

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

How do I get started with therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.