Laura Sternberg, LPC - Therapist in Missouri

Trauma informed
Mindfulness tools
Goal focused

About Laura

Laura Sternberg is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri who focuses on practical support for people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. She frames sessions around the person's immediate concerns and helps them take small, useful steps toward feeling better. The first part of the work is making sense of what's happening now and what matters most to the client.

In sessions she listens for patterns that keep problems alive, like isolation, shame, or overwhelming stress. She uses a mix of narrative approaches and solution-focused ideas to help people tell their story differently and try specific strategies that can reduce distress. Mindfulness tools are offered to help manage difficult feelings in the moment.

When trauma is part of the picture, she may incorporate eye movement desensitization and reprocessing techniques to address persistent memories and reactions. These tools are introduced at a pace the client can tolerate and are combined with grounding and coping skills.

Clients often come in for issues such as grief, caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, or career-related distress. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, intimacy issues, and the emotional effects of divorce or aging.

Her style is straightforward and humane. Sessions aim to help people build resilience, reduce symptoms that interfere with daily life, and reconnect with values that matter. Prospective clients in Missouri who prefer English can use the site process to start the matching and scheduling steps.

How these approaches can work online

Existential Therapy helps people examine what matters to them and find meaning when life feels uncertain. It can be useful for major transitions, career questions, and coping with loss or questions about purpose. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, addresses distressing memories that keep causing strong reactions. In practice it combines memory processing with techniques to reduce the intensity of those memories and the reactions they trigger. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple paying-attention skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away. These exercises can reduce anxiety, improve emotional regulation, and make it easier to handle daily stressors. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and recommend a combination of methods that fits. That plan can change over time as needs evolve, and decisions about pacing and techniques happen collaboratively. For practical matters, confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - like shortening commute time, allowing check-ins during a break, or avoiding travel - and many people find these options help maintain consistency. Talk with the therapist about scheduling and what will fit into everyday routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Coping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Hospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness Life purposeMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces Issues Mood disordersNarcissismPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Missouri

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and a range of relationship and life-change issues. Additional areas include caregiver stress, first responder issues, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.

What is her therapy style like?

Sessions are practical and down-to-earth, blending narrative, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to help clients tell their story differently and try concrete steps to feel better.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of clinical experience working with adults on a variety of emotional and life concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin the process?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.