Laura Dawson (She/her)

LCSW
Accepting Clients

specializing in all things pregnancy & postpartum - infertility, birth trauma, infant loss & parenting stress. I treat eating disorders too.

Clinical Social Worker in Connecticut

Services
  • Individual
  • Group

About My Clients

As a mom, are you juggling so many things? Does it feel like the world is on your shoulders? Or as someone struggling with body image, are you hiding an eating complication? I can image these two things can be heavy. You are stressed out and you need help immediately to sort through these challenges because you do not want to endure this anymore. I can help you decrease your stress by giving you real world strategies to cope. Schedule an appointment now! I look forward to meeting you.

My Background and Approach

My approach to therapy is all about building a supportive and empowering relationship with you. I truly believe that the key to success in therapy is creating a deep human connection over time. That is why I make it a priority to get to know you as a person. As we work together, I will use evidence-based techniques like CBT to help you better understand your thoughts and behaviors. This is an advanced therapy technique that teaches you coping skills for dealing with different problems. It focuses on how your thoughts, beliefs and attitudes affect your feelings and actions. The plan moving forward in your therapy will be to provide you with at least 10 new tools or skills that will help you cope. Working with me will help to decrease your anxiety and mood-related challenges as well as provide you will real-world strategies to help you cope with life stressors. All of the progressive training I've attended over the past 14 years has assisted me to help tons of clients meet their goals.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Person-Centered (Rogerian)
Other Techniques
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Body Image Issues Infertility Pregnancy and Postpartum
Other Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Grief or Loss
  • Infertility
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Women's Issues
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Judaism
  • Interfaith

At A Glance

  • Experience: 17 years of practice
  • Rate: $290/session

Reach out to Laura