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Laura Hennessy

Compassionate, practical therapy for meaningful change

LCSW New Jersey

Experience
13 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Laura

Laura Hennessy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with 13 years of experience. She has a strong background in community mental health settings where she supported adolescents and adults facing mental health and substance use challenges.

Background and approach

Her clinical practice emphasizes engagement, developing insight, and fostering motivation to support change. Laura draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral strategies, emotion-focused work, and client-centered care to help people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship difficulties, trauma, mood disorders, and related concerns.

She approaches each person with respect for their feelings and experiences, encouraging open expression without judgment. Her style is collaborative and empowering, aimed at helping clients identify concrete steps toward greater well-being.

Clients seeking help with issues such as depression, intimacy-related concerns, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, or challenges tied to attachment and codependency may find practical, goal-oriented support. Sessions are offered through various online formats to accommodate different needs and schedules in New Jersey.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches with Online Care

Laura uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns and to develop practical coping strategies for issues such as anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. She also brings client-centered principles that prioritize the person’s experience, offering empathetic listening and support to help people explore feelings and build self-understanding. Emotionally-focused elements help those working through relationship or attachment-related concerns by identifying and reshaping emotional responses and interaction patterns.

Deciding which approach fits best is part of the collaborative process. The therapist works together with each client to consider presenting concerns, personal goals, and preferences, adapting methods over time so the work stays relevant and effective for the individual.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to integrate therapy into a busy life and accommodate different comfort levels with communication. These formats provide flexibility for scheduling, allow continued care from New Jersey, and enable therapeutic progress to move forward in ways that suit each client’s needs and routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, along with related topics such as abandonment, attachment issues, and codependency.
What is the therapeutic style and approach used?
Her practice combines client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to support insight and practical change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 13 years of experience, much of it gained in a nonprofit community mental health center working with adolescents and adults affected by mental health and substance use disorders.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey and holds license number NJ LCSW 44SC05694100.
Which languages are available and are international clients accepted?
Services are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide different ways to connect that fit a client’s schedule and preferences.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Intimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English