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Laura Guarino, LMHC

  • Experience19 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Laura

Laura Guarino integrates client-centered care with practical tools to help people manage stress, mood symptoms, and life transitions. Laura is an LMHC practicing in Florida with 19 years of clinical experience, and she focuses on building coping strategies tailored to each person's situation.

Background and approach

Her work often emphasizes listening closely, identifying unhelpful patterns, and introducing skills that reduce the impact of anxiety, depression, ADHD-related struggles, trauma, and substance-related concerns. Her background includes work across settings such as in-home care, teletherapy, outpatient visits, and inpatient hospital environments, and she has responded to crisis situations in collaboration with community responders.

Laura draws from cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods to help clients develop concrete ways to handle parenting pressures, family conflict, compulsive or impulsive behaviors, self-esteem challenges, and compassion fatigue. She finds professional fulfillment when clients gain new perspective and experience meaningful change in daily functioning.

Approaches for Online Care and Skill-Building



Client-centered therapy prioritizes the individual's own experience and perspective, creating space for the person to explore feelings and goals while the therapist offers empathic understanding and support. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and learning practical skills to change behavior and emotional responses, which can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related difficulties, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and self-regulation techniques to reduce reactivity and improve attention and stress management.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with clients to assess needs, try different strategies, and adjust the plan over time so that sessions reflect each person’s goals and preferences rather than a predetermined method.

Online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexible ways to access therapy from home or other convenient locations. These options can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life transitions, and practice skills between meetings with the support of a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Laura works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and family problems, bipolar disorder, addictions, intimacy issues, self esteem, and ADHD among other mood and behavioral concerns.
What is the general therapeutic style used in sessions?
The practice emphasizes client-centered care combined with evidence-informed approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to tailor support to each client's needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She brings 19 years of experience working in a variety of settings including teletherapy, in-home visits, outpatient care, and inpatient hospital environments.
What credentials and location are on record?
Laura holds the credential LMHC and is licensed in Florida under FL LMHC MH11691.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available for appointments?
Clients may meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging according to availability.
How are fees and billing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesBipolar disorder

Also works with

AddictionsIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Domestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

19+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

What Laura can help with

Laura Guarino works with clients on stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and bipolar disorder.

Laura works with trauma, substance abuse, ADHD, and bipolar disorder.

How Laura approaches therapy

Laura's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

Experience and training

Laura is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida, with 19 years of clinical experience.