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Laura Noonan-Cavins

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Laura Noonan-Cavins, LPC

New Jersey

Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Stress

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Where Laura stands

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, New Jersey / 37PC00928600
NPI
1356813026
Experience
15 years
Languages
English
Location
New Jersey

About

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Mindfulness practice

About Laura

Laura Noonan-Cavins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and struggles with self-esteem and depression.

Clients often come for help with career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people wrestling with body image, caregiver stress, codependency, commitment issues, and communication problems. Sessions are practical and focused on what is happening now in daily life.

Noonan-Cavins uses mix of evidence-based methods. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered work. In practice this means learning skills to manage strong emotions, noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, and trying small behavior changes between sessions.

Therapy sessions are collaborative. She listens to what matters most, helps set clear goals, and checks progress along the way. Conversations are plain and direct, with strategies you can try right away.

People who get the most from her approach tend to want concrete tools for setting boundaries, improving communication, and regaining a sense of direction. She sees clients in New Jersey and conducts sessions in English. To begin, follow the site's process to match and schedule a first appointment.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking action toward them, even when difficult thoughts and feelings are present. It can help with anxiety, low motivation, and feeling stuck in relationships or life roles.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and to try small behavioral experiments that can reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to test what helps most, combining elements from ACT, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, or client-centered methods based on needs and goals.

Confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for a quicker check-in on stressful days. Some formats may work better when you need a shorter appointment or when video is difficult due to bandwidth or surroundings. Ask about the current options when you schedule to choose what suits your routine.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

New Jersey

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, depression, career struggles, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her work is collaborative and practical, using plain conversation and skill-building from approaches like ACT, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relationship concerns.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first appointment?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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