Rated 4.8 stars out of 5, 59 ratings

Laura Olson

LMFT, 8 years of experience

Authentic
Warm
Open-minded
Virtual
Next available on

About me

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Board Certified Registered Art Therapist. I received my Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Notre Dame de Namur University. Classes in the MFT program also met the requirements for the American Art therapy Association for art therapy. I am also a Christian and provide therapy from that perspective for those who want their faith to be a part of the therapy process. I believe our spiritual well-being and relationship with God can have a significant influence on all other areas of our lives including mental health. I have a holistic approach to therapy looking at how mental, physical, and spiritual health impact each other in both positive and negative ways. I have experience in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supporting clients in gaining a healthier relationship with their thoughts and feelings. I have worked extensively with clients in coping with depression, stress and anxiety, as well as in processing grief, loss, and life transitions. I am passionate about making mental health services more readily available to those who need it and normalizing the need for them.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

The first session is all about getting to know my client better and then working together to identify what goals they want to focus on during therapy. This means there are more questions in the first session to help us figure out where we are at and where we want to go.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I provide a safe non-judgmental space for my clients to process their thoughts and feelings. I help clients identify and work to their strengths introducing strategies and differing perspectives to help them achieve their goals.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I love working with people from their teens to any age supporting them as they work though life adjustments including loss of a loved one and also in coping with anxiety and depression. I am also finding that I have a passion for working with adults with Autism and ADHD exploring how they interact with the world and the messages they have internalized about themselves.

Specialties

Top specialties

AnxietySpirituality

Other specialties

ADHDDepressionGriefSelf Esteem

I identify as

Christian

Serves ages

Teenagers (13 to 17)

My treatment methods

Acceptance and commitment (ACT)

I utilize ACT to help clients learn to accept where they are at in the moment while working to make small choices in their life based on their values to move toward the person they want to be.

Christian Counseling

As a Christian I am always happy to encourage and incorporate faith into my practice when my client wishes to have that as part of their therapy.

Location

Virtual

Licensed in

Rated 4.8 stars out of 5, 59 ratings

7 ratings with written reviews

August 18, 2025

Not being very technologically savvy we couldn't figure out how to get my camera to work because when I click the camera button it didn't come on so if there is someone who understands the system, one that I've never used before and they can give me a little advice or tutorial about this that would be appreciated

Verified client, age 55-64

Review shared after session 1 with Laura

July 10, 2025

I feel comfortable being able to discuss anything with her. She offers valuable insights and practical ideas to support my challenges. She will crochet while we talk sometimes or sit with her cat on her lap and I find it comforting. I appreciate that I can share my Christian beliefs and experiences with her and she can relate with her own experiences based in her faith. She is friendly and warm and it feels like I am chatting with a friend rather than a mental health professional.

Verified client, age 35-44

Review shared after session 16 with Laura

June 9, 2025

Laura is very kind and very sweet; however, I don’t feel like there’s much feedback given, and that most of my session is about me just going on and on and on until there’s a lull in my rant where she then takes a minute and jump in to give some kind of a prompt. Also, I get distracted by her knitting and whatever else she’s doing during your sessions and I get it because I am somebody who sometimes needs to have something in order to hear people, but it’s very distracting.

Verified client, age 35-44

Review shared after session 5 with Laura