Laine Kolesar

Compassionate, practical therapy for real-life change

LISW Ohio

Experience: 5 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Laine

Laine Kolesar is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) who applies cognitive behavioral therapy along with client-centered and existential approaches to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma.

Background and approach

She brings five years of clinical experience and emphasizes practical strategies that connect thought patterns to everyday functioning while honoring each person's values and sense of meaning. Her work blends skill-building with thoughtful reflection to address both immediate concerns and deeper life questions.

Laine focuses on a broad range of issues including relationship and family conflicts, self-esteem and body image concerns, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing career challenges, sleep problems, intimacy-related issues, and struggles with guilt, shame, or isolation.

In sessions she aims to create an open, curious, and warm therapeutic space that helps clients increase self-understanding, build confidence, and move toward goals they find meaningful. Clients can expect collaborative, goal-oriented work that balances short-term problem solving with exploration of long-standing patterns such as attachment and family of origin dynamics.

Laine practices in Ohio and offers multiple online session formats to fit different schedules.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Laine integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods to guide online sessions in a way that balances practical skill building with personal exploration. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and developing behavioral strategies to reduce symptoms like anxiety, sleep problems, and depression. Client-centered therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental stance that helps people reflect on values, build self-understanding, and strengthen self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Laine collaborates with each person to select techniques and goals that fit their needs and preferences, mixing short-term problem solving with deeper exploration as appropriate. This collaborative process helps ensure the therapy plan evolves with the client's progress and life circumstances.

Online therapy with Laine is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and make it easier to access care from home or work. These formats allow for consistent, timely contact and make it simpler to fit regular sessions into busy schedules while still engaging in meaningful therapeutic work.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Laine works with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family conflicts, self-esteem, career challenges, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include attachment and family of origin issues, codependency, and life purpose.

What is Laine's therapeutic approach and style?

Her practice blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and existential perspectives, alongside mindfulness and solution-focused elements. The style is collaborative, warm, and oriented toward both skills and personal insight.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Laine has five years of professional experience as a licensed social worker supporting people with anxiety, trauma, addictions, and related life challenges.

What credentials and location are on file?

She is credentialed as an LISW with license OH LISW I.2304610 and practices in Ohio.

Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

In what formats are sessions available?

Laine provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

What should I expect about cost and scheduling?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem Coping with life changes

Also works with

Addictions Trauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesDepression Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English