About Laura
Laura Henckler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Maine with 17 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, ADHD, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, relationship strain, and career or parenting pressures.
Laura prefers a practical and individual approach. She listens first, then helps clients set goals and try concrete steps that fit their daily life. Sessions focus on improving coping skills, communication, motivation, and emotional regulation.
Background and approach
Her work includes tools from acceptance and commitment methods, cognitive behavior techniques, and dialectical behavior strategies. She also uses motivational interviewing and relationship-focused methods to help partners rebuild trust and improve connection. Clients can expect straightforward conversation and structured exercises.
Laura aims to make each session useful and to leave people with things to practice between meetings. She talks through barriers and helps people find small, doable changes. Over her career she has worked with adults on issues like body image, addiction recovery concerns, postpartum mood changes, and midlife shifts.
Laura emphasizes collaboration - she and the client pick what to focus on and adapt as progress is made. Her Maine practice combines clinical experience with a down-to-earth style. She encourages curiosity, patience, and steady work toward clearer thinking and stronger relationships.
How therapy approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It’s useful for anxiety, low mood, life transitions, and when someone wants clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines. It suits problems like anxiety, depression, and stress management. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist listens to your goals and suggests methods drawn from these approaches. Together you decide what to try first, then adjust based on what helps most. The process is flexible so strategies can change as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice and deeper work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick updates, coaching-style support, and moment-to-moment problem solving. These formats add flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English
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