Therapist profile
Laura Geiger, LMHC
Washington
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - relationships and stress
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- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Washington / LH00011093
- NPI
- 1205085917
- Experience
- 22 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Washington
About
- CBT methods
- Attachment focus
- Mindfulness practice
About Laura
Laura Geiger is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Washington with 22 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar, and codependency. Her work also addresses abandonment, attachment issues, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and related struggles.
She uses straightforward talk and practical tools. Sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, especially in relationships and caregiving roles. Cognitive-behavioral techniques are used to notice and change thoughts and actions that keep problems going.
Laura takes a client-centered stance. That means she centers the person's experience and preferences and supports them as they decide what to try. Narrative ideas often help people separate themselves from repeated stories that keep them stuck. Mindfulness practices are used to increase awareness of feelings and choices in the moment.
Her background includes a degree from Antioch University Seattle and long experience in community mental health and private practice in Washington. Over two decades she has worked frequently with youth and adolescents and with the systems around them, and she brings that perspective when adults are managing family or parenting stress.
In sessions Laura aims for clear steps you can try between meetings. She talks through options, helps set small goals, and revisits what works. People who are worn down by caretaking, people-pleasing, or repeated relationship patterns often find this practical focus helpful.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions
Laura often draws on cognitive-behavioral therapy to help people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep them stuck and to practice small changes that produce different results. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and habit patterns like people-pleasing.She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current expectations and reactions. This approach can help when relationship patterns, abandonment concerns, or caregiver roles keep repeating. Narrative techniques are used to separate a person from the stories they tell about themselves so new options become visible.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether CBT, attachment work, narrative methods, or mindfulness practices fit best based on goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made.
Confirm the specific online session options before you book so you know how meetings will be scheduled. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Discussing session length and frequency early on helps make sure therapy fits with everyday responsibilities.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and boundary problems?
Yes. She works with relationship patterns like people-pleasing and codependency and helps identify steps to set and keep boundaries.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a client-centered style with cognitive-behavioral and narrative tools. Sessions tend to be practical and focused on changing patterns over time.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience working in clinical and private practice settings, including work with youth, adolescents, and the systems that support them.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMHC and practices in Washington state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session formats before booking so you know if they match your needs.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.