Laura Salazar

Laura Salazar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with nine years of clinical experience. She centers therapy on each person's goals and practical steps toward change. Her approach aims to give people skills they can use outside sessions to handle everyday challenges.

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and addictions. She also helps with self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting struggles, family-related stress, and LGBT-related issues. Sessions focus on clear, goal-oriented plans instead of vague talk.

In the first meetings she helps people define what they want to accomplish. From there she draws on approaches such as client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, existential ideas, and trauma-focused work. The intent is to match practical steps to the stated goals and measure progress along the way.

She describes therapy as a collaboration where the person is the expert on their life and the counselor provides tools and structure. That can include skill-building, thought and behavior work, emotion regulation strategies, and ways to make sense of difficult events. Sessions are designed to leave people better able to manage problems between appointments.

Laura practices in Illinois and holds credentials for Illinois and Texas. She speaks English and draws on nearly a decade of experience to tailor plans to each person’s needs. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on available times.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Laura often draws on trauma-focused therapy, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral therapy when forming a care plan. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on working through the effects of traumatic events and building coping skills for triggers and distress. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping the person set their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches specific strategies to change unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to select approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative planning includes checking in on what helps and adjusting tools or techniques over time.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats are offered before booking since formats were not specified in the original profile. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find it simpler to practice skills between meetings when sessions fit more naturally into their daily routine. Licensed professionals can adapt trauma-focused, client-centered, and CBT techniques for remote sessions while focusing on practical tools and measurable goals.