Laura Clarke, LPC
Compassionate, practical support for life and relationships
Details
| Name | Laura Clarke |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Oregon |
| Licensed in | Oregon |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Laura
Laura Clarke is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oregon. She brings four years of clinical work to therapy and focuses on practical support for people facing relationship struggles, trauma, and issues with intimacy. She also helps those coping with mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder, and addresses problems around eating, self-esteem, and ADHD.
Her sessions start with a simple goal-setting conversation. Laura listens to current challenges and personal history, then helps clients set clear, achievable steps.
Background and approach
She favors a collaborative pace so people can lead where therapy goes while she offers structure and tools. Laura draws from Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, along with client-centered and cognitive-behavioral strategies. That mix lets her help people rewrite unhelpful stories about themselves, notice values that matter, and build practical skills for daily life.
Her style is straightforward and strengths-focused. Sessions tend to include talking through patterns, practicing new responses, and trying small real-life experiments between meetings. She encourages realistic change rather than quick fixes.
Teletherapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. The process to begin is selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session based on availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues among the things Laura works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Laura directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Laura directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and ACT approaches translate to online care
Laura uses Narrative Therapy to help people notice the stories they tell about themselves and then try new, more helpful narratives. This approach can be useful for relationship patterns, identity questions, and issues tied to past events. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another central influence; it focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps toward them while accepting difficult emotions. That can help with depression, anxiety, and motivation struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and daily life, and then propose ways of working that fit. Clients are invited to give feedback so methods can be adjusted as needed in future sessions.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, coaching-style prompts, and follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it possible to keep therapy consistent amid busy schedules and life change.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Laura commonly help with?
She works with people facing relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, self-esteem problems, depression, eating issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and strengths-focused. She blends narrative, acceptance and commitment, client-centered, CBT, and DBT ideas to rewrite unhelpful stories and build practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Laura has four years of experience working in mental health settings and with a variety of presenting concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing from Oregon.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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