About Laura
Laura Marcum is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker with more than 15 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges.
Background and approach
She draws on her clinical background to address concerns such as stress and anxiety, self-esteem and motivation, addictions, trauma and grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family conflicts, career difficulties, eating and anger concerns, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Her practice reflects a commitment to respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care tailored to each person's situation.
Laura frames therapy as a collaborative process, shaping conversations and treatment plans around the specific needs and goals of the individual. She emphasizes practical support for coping with life changes and emotional distress while helping clients build confidence, resilience, and clearer direction.
Clients who are ready to take an active step toward greater wellbeing will find a clinician who values courage and offers steady guidance through change. Sessions are conducted in English and offered to residents of Illinois.
Laura adapts her approach to meet differing preferences and circumstances, focusing on techniques that have a strong evidence base and on building a therapeutic relationship grounded in empathy and professional skill.
Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Access
Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that target emotional regulation and behavioral change. One approach focuses on practical coping strategies for anxiety and stress, teaching skills to manage symptoms, reduce reactivity, and build steady routines that support day-to-day functioning. Another approach emphasizes interventions to strengthen self-esteem and motivation, helping people identify unhelpful patterns, reframe negative beliefs, and set attainable goals that reinforce progress.
Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then tailors the mix of techniques accordingly. This collaborative stance helps ensure the work fits the individual and evolves as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and formats that suit different comfort levels. These remote formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care while adapting to work, family, and life demands, and they allow licensed professionals to offer consistent therapeutic support across sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English