Laura Westbrook, LPC

Laura Westbrook is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor with seven years of clinical experience based in Tennessee. She works with adults facing issues such as anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship strain, and anger. Laura draws on person-centered values and practical tools to help people manage strong emotions and day-to-day stressors.

She favors a client-centered way of working where the person sets goals and describes what matters most. Sessions often include straightforward conversation, problem-solving, and a sense of lightness when appropriate, including using humor and cultural references like books, music, or TV to make points feel concrete.

Laura’s background includes nonprofit work focused on addictions and trauma and experience with people from diverse backgrounds. That history informs how she approaches issues linked to substance use, trauma responses, and complicated grief. She also supports people navigating identity questions, chronic illness, and relationship challenges.

In the room she blends attachment-based ideas about connecting with others and narrative methods that help people tell and reframe their stories. Motivational interviewing shows up when clients are weighing change, and mindfulness strategies are used to help manage intense feelings in the moment.

She trained at the University of Florida for graduate study after completing undergraduate work at the University of Alabama. Outside of practice she notices how everyday media and small comforts can help people cope and connect with what matters to them.

How her approaches translate to online work