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Laura Chinnici, LCSW

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationNew Jersey
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Intimacy-related issues, and Sleeping
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Laura

Laura Chinnici is an LCSW based in New Jersey who brings 13 years of clinical experience to her practice. She centers work around compassionate, client-focused care and adapts treatment to each person’s particular concerns, drawing on approaches such as Internal Family Systems, client-centered therapy, and cognitive behavioral techniques.

Background and approach

Her background includes addressing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, sleep problems, motivation, and self-esteem, as well as intimacy and sexuality issues including kink and alternative lifestyles. Her practice also attends to a broad range of life challenges and intersections, from grief, trauma, and addiction to relationship and family dynamics, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and career or role transitions.

Laura emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and unconditional positive regard while collaborating with clients to shape goals and strategies that fit their needs. She encourages those taking the first step toward therapy and frames the process as a tailored journey toward clearer coping, greater insight, and more workable daily routines.

Approach-Informed Online Care and Flexible Formats

Internal Family Systems helps people notice and work with different inner parts - for example protective parts that hold anxiety or reactive parts that influence relationships - to create more internal balance and self-leadership. Client-centered therapy prioritizes the person’s experience and emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration so goals emerge from the client’s own values and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress and building practical skills to shift those patterns for improved daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be decided together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the presenting concerns, and will adjust strategies as work progresses.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and needs. These options can make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit therapy into busy lives, and access support from home or another convenient location.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, intimacy and sexuality concerns, addiction, grief, trauma, relationship and family problems, sleep difficulties, and career or life changes.
What is the general therapy style and approach?
The practice emphasizes client-centered care and combines approaches such as Internal Family Systems, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused elements to meet individual needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has 13 years of professional experience providing mental health services in clinical settings.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds the LCSW credential with New Jersey license number NJ LCSW 44SC05623900 and practices in New Jersey.
Are services available in other languages or to international clients?
Services are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered for therapy?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different preferences.
How is cost and subscription handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English