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Laura Phen, LPC

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationSouth Dakota
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Laura

Laura Phen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of clinical experience who uses client-centered principles to build a trusting therapeutic relationship. She focuses on creating an open, supportive space where clients can explore anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

Her approach emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person's pace and priorities. In addition to core concerns like stress, grief, self-esteem, and anger, she works with people navigating ADHD, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, sleep difficulties, and career questions.

Laura also addresses a broad range of related areas such as codependency, communication problems, chronic pain and illness, postpartum depression, and post-traumatic stress. Her practice draws on evidence-based methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness techniques to help clients develop practical skills and greater emotional balance.

Laura practices in South Dakota and brings decades of experience to each client interaction, combining structured interventions with empathic listening to support personal growth and problem-solving. She invites those seeking change to consider therapy as a collaborative process toward clearer goals and healthier coping.

Approaches that guide online counseling and practical access

Laura integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as complementary ways to structure online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathy, acceptance, and building a trusting therapeutic relationship so clients feel heard and supported while they explore goals and challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers concrete strategies to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related difficulties, and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs and preferences. Sessions often combine empathic listening with skill teaching so the plan can evolve as goals and circumstances change.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit counseling into a busy life and to maintain continuity of care across distance. These formats provide flexibility in timing and communication style, allowing clients to choose the way that best supports their engagement and progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Laura address?
She works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, stress, sleep struggles, and career questions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her practice blends client-centered listening with structured techniques from CBT, DBT, and mindfulness to support practical skill-building alongside emotional exploration.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Laura has 25 years of professional experience working with diverse mental health and relational concerns.
Where is Laura licensed and located?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in South Dakota; credential details include AZ LPC LPC-22832 and OR LPC C6507 as documented.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered online?
Clients may work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How is pricing and cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesDepressionCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsEmptinessFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Utah, South Dakota, Arizona

Languages

English

About

Laura Phen is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in South Dakota, with 25 years of experience, not currently accepting new clients.