Laura Husband, LCSW

Licensed in Kentucky · 17 years in practice

Laura Husband is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Kentucky: 3998 · expires December 2026
LCSW, Illinois: 149.041051 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1063705705 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 17
Languages: English

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About Laura

Laura Husband is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or parenting strain. She is LGBTQIA+ affirming and approaches care with compassion and respect.

Her work often involves people who have lived through trauma, including physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. She helps clients talk through painful memories and develop practical skills to reduce distress.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to make day-to-day life more manageable and to strengthen emotional coping. Laura uses a person-centered approach that keeps the client's priorities first. She blends methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and mindfulness to build tools for managing mood, panic, and anger.

Motivational interviewing and solution-focused steps are also part of her toolbox when clients want direct plans for change. She pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns, and she supports people dealing with identity and gender-related concerns. Additional focus areas include ADHD, caregiver stress, dissociation, and postpartum mood changes.

The emphasis is on clear, usable strategies rather than jargon. Laura has worked in community mental health settings and also provides clinical supervision. Her background gives her experience with a wide range of symptoms and situations.

She aims to meet each person where they are and to help them move toward goals they name.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Laura lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Grief
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Communication problems
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Family problems
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Laura names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Client-centered therapy puts the person’s goals first and focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through feelings and clarify what matters most to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep problems because it breaks issues into manageable steps and practical exercises.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. It can be useful for anger, mood swings, and situations where emotion regulation is a primary concern.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past, then tailor methods to fit those needs. Clients and the therapist review progress and adjust the plan together as things change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face interaction, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can fit short check-ins or busy schedules. These options help make regular sessions easier to fit into work, school, or caregiving routines.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Laura help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, trauma, relationship difficulties, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and related challenges.

What is her therapeutic approach like?

Her style is person-centered and compassionate. She uses a mix of cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and emotionally focused ideas to build practical skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Laura has 17 years of experience working in community mental health settings and providing clinical supervision.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Illinois and Kentucky LCSW credentials and practices from Illinois.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not take international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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