- Client-centered
- CBT tools
- Speaks Spanish
About Laura
Laura Acero is an LCSW with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and depression. She speaks English and Spanish and practices from Arizona. Laura aims to make starting therapy straightforward and welcoming for people taking that first step.
She uses a client-centered approach to build an open atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Sessions are designed around each person's needs, with the therapist listening first and then shaping the work together.
Laura also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and behaving. She uses practical exercises between sessions so people can try changes in everyday life and report back on what worked.
For clients who struggle with intense emotions or relationship patterns, she uses elements of dialectical behavior work and emotionally-focused ideas to teach emotion regulation and improve communication. These approaches are used to address concerns like communication problems, isolation, and mood shifts.
Her background includes supporting people through life changes such as divorce, blended family adjustments, caregiving stress, and midlife transitions. The focus is on small, manageable steps toward clearer goals and better daily coping. Laura encourages people to start with a simple match process to find out if her style fits their needs.
She uses a client-centered approach to build an open atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Sessions are designed around each person's needs, with the therapist listening first and then shaping the work together.
Laura also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and behaving. She uses practical exercises between sessions so people can try changes in everyday life and report back on what worked.
For clients who struggle with intense emotions or relationship patterns, she uses elements of dialectical behavior work and emotionally-focused ideas to teach emotion regulation and improve communication. These approaches are used to address concerns like communication problems, isolation, and mood shifts.
Her background includes supporting people through life changes such as divorce, blended family adjustments, caregiving stress, and midlife transitions. The focus is on small, manageable steps toward clearer goals and better daily coping. Laura encourages people to start with a simple match process to find out if her style fits their needs.
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