Laurel Lass

Laurel Lass is a licensed clinical social worker who centers therapy on mindfulness to help people feel steadier in daily life. She brings a calm, practical approach to stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem. Her style aims to build small skills that help clients cope more easily between sessions.

Laurel emphasizes that clients know their own stories and strengths. She uses that knowledge to shape clear, manageable steps for change. Sessions focus on what matters most right now, with attention to real-life challenges and goals.

Over 24 years she has worked with people facing relationship strain, panic and mood disorders, and trauma-related concerns. She also addresses struggles with abandonment, attachment issues, guilt, shame, and loneliness. Her background includes a variety of therapy methods that she draws on as needed.

Therapeutic approaches Laurel uses include mindfulness practices to calm the body, attachment-based ideas to understand relational patterns, and emotion-focused work to name and shift painful feelings. She also integrates trauma-focused strategies and Internal Family Systems when those fit the situation.

Laurel holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and practices in California. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, readers should use the site's Start Therapy flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How mindfulness and attachment work in online therapy

Mindfulness Therapy encourages simple attention to the present moment and gentle awareness of thoughts and sensations. It can help reduce reactivity to stress, calm anxiety, and make difficult emotions easier to notice without being overwhelmed.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current reactions. This approach helps people understand why they respond the way they do in relationships and try different, healthier ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and comfort level. That means trying approaches, adjusting them, and choosing what fits best as the work progresses.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting sessions into a busy schedule and fewer travel demands. Online work can make it simpler to continue care during life changes and to practice skills in everyday settings. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking to be sure they meet your needs.