Dr. Laura Riness

Compassionate, practical support for life transitions

LPCC Minnesota

Experience: 7 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Laura

Dr. Laura Riness is a licensed professional counselor with seven years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns.

Background and approach

She also supports those coping with life changes, parenting challenges, grief, intimacy questions, sleeping difficulties, anger, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, as well as issues related to relationships and family dynamics. Her background includes attention to adoption and foster care, blended family concerns, postpartum depression, multicultural and prejudice-related stresses, and other social and life transitions.

Her style emphasizes collaboration and a nonjudgmental stance, inviting clients to explore thoughts and feelings openly while working toward practical change. Dr.

Riness uses evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral techniques along with attachment-based and client-centered perspectives to help clients identify patterns, build coping skills, and strengthen emotional awareness. She frames therapy as a partnership focused on attainable goals, whether addressing workplace stress, relationship strain, or personal wellbeing.

Based in Minnesota, she conducts sessions in English and offers multiple remote formats to fit different schedules. Prospective clients are encouraged to take the first step when they are ready to explore new ways of coping and growth.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Dr. Riness uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help clients identify and shift patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, low mood, and stress. CBT techniques often focus on practical tools and skill-building to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

She also draws on attachment-based principles to explore how early and current relational patterns shape emotional responses and connection with others. This perspective can be helpful for people working through relationship strain, intimacy concerns, or family dynamics. In addition, a client-centered stance keeps the work grounded in each person's goals and lived experience, prioritizing empathy and collaborative exploration.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and she will work with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps tailor sessions to focus on what matters most to the client while adjusting techniques over time.

Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make therapy more adaptable to busy schedules and geographic constraints. These options allow clients to engage in regular work on coping skills, emotional processing, and problem solving from varied locations and moments in their routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting challenges, intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, anger, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other focuses.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

The approach blends collaborative, client-centered work with emotion-focused and attachment-informed perspectives, and incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of professional experience working with a range of concerns across personal and work life contexts.

Where is she licensed and how is she credentialed?

She is licensed in Minnesota as an LPCC with the licence designation MN LPCC cc01563.

Does she see clients who speak other languages or live abroad?

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

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

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

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsInfidelityMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Minnesota

Languages

English