Laura Ramos, LCSW

Licensed in California · 18 years in practice

Laura Ramos is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 18 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 28746 · expires July 2027
NPI: 1285820522 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 18
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.

About Laura

Laura Ramos is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 18 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. Her approach is direct and compassionate, aimed at making it easier to talk about what’s hard.

She focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. Sessions are a place to sort through overwhelming feelings, rebuild confidence, and find clearer priorities.

Background and approach

Laura listens closely and asks questions that help uncover what matters most to each person. Every conversation is intended to be respectful and nonjudgmental. She works with clients to set realistic goals and to notice small shifts that add up over time.

The emphasis is on usable strategies that fit into a busy life. Laura also helps with communication problems, separation and divorce issues, and struggles around forgiveness and impulsivity. She supports people feeling isolated or questioning their life purpose, and those facing midlife transitions.

Her style is steady and encouraging. New clients can expect straightforward feedback and collaborative planning. Laura respects each person’s pace and helps them build skills for managing stress and social anxiety.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Online support

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and practical change. One common approach emphasizes learning habits that reduce stress and anxiety through short, manageable exercises and rehearsal of new responses. This helps people interrupt anxious thoughts and feel steadier day to day.

Another approach centers on building self-esteem and motivation by identifying small wins and changing unhelpful self-talk. Sessions include gentle challenges and goal setting so progress is visible and achievable. These methods are helpful for depression, low confidence, and social anxiety by creating step-by-step practice opportunities.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they check what is working and adjust the plan as needed to keep progress moving forward.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people see facial cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging fit brief updates, ongoing support between sessions, or people who prefer not to use video. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule.

We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.

Questions people ask

What concerns does Laura help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, impulsivity, isolation or loneliness, life purpose, midlife crisis, self-love, and social anxiety.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is steady, direct, and encouraging. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical steps, and honest conversation to help people make small changes that matter.

What is her professional background?

She has 18 years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That background informs a practical approach to helping clients handle everyday stressors and life transitions.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in California.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the client.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Is this your profile?

Ask us to correct details or take the page down.