Laura Salazar, LPC, LCPC

Illinois · 9 years in practice

Laura Salazar is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licenses in Illinois and Texas and nine years of practice.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180.012547 · expires March 2027
LPC, Texas: 83979 · expires December 2027
NPI: 1871115576 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

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

About Laura

Laura Salazar is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licenses in Illinois and Texas and nine years of practice. She approaches therapy as a partnership, helping people set clear goals and learn practical skills. She frames sessions around what each person wants to change and how they want to live.

In early sessions she listens closely to what matters most and helps outline steps forward. Treatment plans are created together so goals stay relevant and realistic.

Background and approach

She often blends existential ideas about meaning with client-centered listening to keep the work grounded in a person's daily life. Laura uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify thinking patterns that get in the way. She draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

Trauma-focused methods are used when past harm continues to affect current functioning. Sessions include talking through problems, practicing new behaviors, and checking progress against agreed goals. She also uses creative techniques at times to help people access feelings and try different perspectives.

The aim is to leave sessions with clear, usable steps for the week ahead. People come to her for a range of struggles, including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and parenting concerns, substance issues, and self-esteem. Her style is straightforward, supportive, and goal oriented, focused on helping people build lives that feel more manageable and meaningful.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Laura names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches fit with online care

Existential Therapy invites people to consider meaning, values, and how they want to live. Online sessions can be a place to talk through big life questions and examine choices in the context of daily routines. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a supportive space where people feel heard; this works well across video, phone, chat, and messaging formats because the therapist follows the client's lead. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets specific thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and uses practical exercises that translate easily to online work.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods to prioritize and how to pace the work.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared worksheets. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework prompts, and ongoing skill practice between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and fit it into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Laura address?

She helps people work through anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, stress, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting struggles, self-esteem problems, and LGBT-related concerns.

How does she approach therapy?

Her approach blends existential thinking and client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to meet each person's goals.

What experience does she bring?

She has nine years of clinical experience working with a range of mental health and life concerns and tailors methods to match stated goals.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and is licensed in Illinois and Texas; her practice is listed as based in Illinois.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled?

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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