Laura Henckler
Compassionate, practical help for everyday struggles
LCSW Maine
- Experience
- 17 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Laura
Laura Henckler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on the problems people bring when life feels heavy. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes.
Background and approach
She also offers support around relationships, parenting concerns, career shifts, and challenges such as trauma, grief, and ADHD-related struggles. Her sessions are practical and centered on each person’s needs.
She listens, asks clear questions, and helps people name their goals. Together they build small, doable steps that fit everyday life rather than vague plans that feel overwhelming.
Laura uses a mix of approaches to match what someone needs. She draws on methods that teach skills for handling strong emotions, changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and improving how partners connect with one another.
These tools are applied in straightforward ways during conversation, exercises, and short homework tasks between sessions. People meet her in a calm, nonjudgmental space where they can talk through hurts and hopes.
She aims to make progress feel attainable, whether the issue is a relationship strain, body image concerns, postpartum changes, or burnout from caregiving work. With 17 years of professional experience, she combines real-world practicality with steady support.
Laura encourages small wins and helps clients build routines and communication habits that last.
How Laura’s Methods Work Online
Laura often draws on the Gottman Method to help partners improve communication and rebuild trust, using focused conversations and practical exercises to change interaction patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice their thoughts and commit to actions that match their values, which can reduce avoidance and increase motivation.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thinking and behavior by teaching concrete skills to reframe thoughts and test new actions. These approaches are used in a collaborative way so the therapist and client choose what fits best for the issue at hand and the person’s goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about their priorities and try methods that make sense for their situation. Together they track what helps and adjust the plan over time to keep progress steady and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video lets people practice communication skills face to face, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text are useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days and to keep continuity when schedules change.
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Experience
17+ years
Licensed in
Maine
Languages
English