Laura Westbrook, LPC

Laura Westbrook is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with seven years of experience practicing in Tennessee. She focuses on addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and codependency among other concerns. Laura uses a person-centered approach and works with people who want straightforward, practical help for life’s problems.

She describes the client as the expert on their life and sees her role as a guide. Sessions are conversational and may include humor, movies, music, or literature as tools to make points feel concrete and useful. People who struggle with people-pleasing, boundary-setting, or living around another person’s substance use may find this style accessible.

Before private practice, Laura worked for non-profits focused on addiction and trauma. That work included serving clients coming from criminal justice settings and people living with chronic illness. Those experiences shaped how she thinks about access to care and how cultural context matters in therapy.

Her training includes graduate degrees from the University of Florida and earlier study at the University of Alabama. Laura grew up in California and notes that living in different regions has helped her relate to diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.

In sessions she pays attention to attachment patterns, motivation, and present-moment awareness. Conversations aim to surface practical steps for change and clearer ways to set limits, manage stress, and rebuild self-regard. She encourages realistic, doable shifts rather than sweeping promises.

How her approaches shape online sessions