Laura Gannon, LCSW

Laura Gannon is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and substance use concerns. She also supports those facing family conflict, low self-esteem, and challenges around motivation and commitment. Laura emphasizes a compassionate, nonjudgmental approach for anyone looking for practical help and emotional support.

In sessions she focuses on listening first and getting a clear sense of what matters most to each person. She helps people sort through feelings and identify small, doable steps toward change. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at building coping skills and clearer communication.

Laura also works with aging and geriatric issues and caregiver stress, and she has experience supporting people living with chronic pain, illness, and disability. She uses approaches that fit the problem and the person instead of a one-size-fits-all plan. This often means combining talking through recent struggles with hands-on strategies for daily life.

Her clinical approaches include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, solution-focused methods, and trauma-focused strategies. Those methods are used to help change unhelpful patterns, strengthen motivation, and find solutions that feel realistic.

Sessions are offered in English and are based in Florida. Laura invites people who are ready to take a first step to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time to meet through the Start Therapy process.

Approaches to online care and how they help

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, listening relationship where the person sets the pace and the topics. It helps people feel heard and supported while they decide what changes they want to make.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress by practicing new ways of thinking and acting.

Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, goal-oriented way to strengthen a person’s own motivation for change. It is useful for addressing addictions and making difficult shifts in behavior.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together they choose methods and family of techniques that fit the person’s life and needs.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. Many people find remote work helps fit therapy into busy days, supports shorter check-ins, and makes scheduling across locations easier. Ask about the specific ways sessions are offered when you complete the matching questionnaire.