Laura Boettger, LMHC

Laura Boettger is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and major life changes. She focuses on clear, practical support for adults working through difficult transitions and painful past experiences. Her style is steady and nonjudgmental, aimed at helping someone find direction and relief.

Laura has about 10 years of professional experience and brings that background to sessions. She works with people who are processing trauma, including post-traumatic stress and complex trauma. She also supports people who are navigating identity shifts after leaving high-control environments or relationships.

Her approach adapts to each person. Some sessions are more open-ended and client-led, while others use structured skills and exercises. She uses techniques from attachment-based and narrative work alongside skills from dialectical behavior therapy when helpful.

Laura also uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, often shortened to EMDR, as one option for processing trauma. She blends approaches to match what a person needs in the moment rather than using a single method for everyone.

People often come to her feeling lost, isolated, or unsure how to move forward. She helps them sort through complex emotions, build coping skills, and chart practical next steps. The goal is to help people feel more grounded and clear about their choices going forward.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Laura uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses; this approach helps when trust, abandonment, or bonding patterns cause anxiety or conflict. She also uses EMDR, which is a trauma-focused method that helps people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. Lastly, she draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, known as DBT, to teach practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving communication, and reducing impulsive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, history, and what feels most comfortable. Together they decide whether to try skills-based work, EMDR, narrative exploration, or a mix of methods as therapy progresses.

If you plan to work online, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also allow a person to use different tools during a session, such as worksheets or brief skill practices, while still getting the same therapeutic planning and support offered in person.