Laura Pengelly
Compassionate family-focused therapist
LMFT Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Laura
Laura Pengelly is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who draws on over two decades of clinical work to help people navigate relationship and family challenges, mood disorders, and the aftermath of trauma.
Background and approach
She centers a collaborative, respectful approach that explores how a person views their difficulties and identifies practical steps toward change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the methods she uses to help clients reframe unhelpful thinking and develop new coping skills.
Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, parenting and fatherhood issues, intimacy and communication problems, and stress. She also brings experience with attachment concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family dynamics, and youth-focused problems such as disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.
Laura’s style blends interactive, solution-oriented work with narrative and trauma-focused techniques to meet the needs of each individual or family. Based in Pennsylvania, she offers a supportive space for people to explore feelings, repair relationships, and pursue realistic goals.
Her aim is to understand the whole person and to partner with clients in finding manageable, meaningful solutions.
Approach-Focused Care Delivered Online
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop concrete skills to manage mood, anxiety, and stress. In practice it focuses on changing thinking and behavior to produce measurable improvements in daily functioning. Narrative Therapy invites clients to examine the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, separating problems from identity so that new, more empowering narratives can emerge and guide change.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and current concerns to determine whether CBT, narrative techniques, solution-focused strategies, or trauma-focused methods - alone or in combination - best suit a client’s needs. This shared decision-making helps tailor sessions so they feel relevant and focused on meaningful progress.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit work into busy schedules and to access support from home. These formats allow for regular contact and adaptable pacing so clients and licensed professionals can work together in ways that match their lives and goals.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
What therapeutic styles does she use in sessions?
How long has she been practicing?
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
What formats are available for sessions?
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
How does someone begin working with her?
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English