Laura Lathan

Laura Lathan is an LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Alabama with three years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, family concerns, and life changes. She also helps people who are coping with relationship conflicts, caregiver strain, or the pressure of major transitions. Sessions are conducted in English and she does not take international clients. Laura focuses on practical skills people can use right away. She emphasizes learning ways to manage intense feelings and reduce conflict. Sessions include talking through current struggles, naming unhelpful thinking patterns, and practicing concrete strategies for calmer responses. Parents can bring questions about supporting children while balancing their own stress. Her work draws on evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. CBT is used to spot and challenge thoughts that make feelings worse. DBT skills are used to handle strong emotions and improve stress responses. Laura aims to combine her clinical knowledge with each person’s lived experience. She helps clients build tools they can use outside sessions. That might look like short skill practice, behavioral experiments, or clearer communication strategies with family members. People who feel stuck after a life change or who are unsure about next steps often begin by identifying one manageable goal. Laura helps break that goal into small steps. The approach is practical, direct, and focused on building coping skills that fit everyday life.

Approaches and how online sessions fit your life

Laura uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thought patterns that increase stress or anxiety. CBT sessions often involve brief exercises and take-home tasks to test different ways of thinking and behaving.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach ways of managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. DBT-style work usually focuses on building practical tools such as distress tolerance and emotion regulation techniques that can be practiced between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Laura will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means checking in on what helps and adjusting techniques over time so sessions feel useful and relevant.

Session format details are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT skills to remote sessions so practical skill practice continues between meetings.