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Laura Herp, LCSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationKentucky
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Mindfulness Therapy
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About Laura

Laura Herp is a Kentucky-licensed LCSW with two decades of clinical work helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and depression. She brings a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate presence to sessions and focuses on creating treatment plans that reflect each person’s specific needs and circumstances.

Background and approach

Her approach centers on collaboration and practical support as clients take steps toward greater well-being. In practice she adapts conversation and therapeutic tools to the individual rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Clients can expect tailored dialog that honors their pace and values while addressing concerns like grief, relationship and intimacy struggles, parenting and family issues, eating difficulties, self-esteem, anger, career transitions, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Laura frames the work as a partnership and aims to be a steady source of support as people pursue a more fulfilling, balanced life.

Using IFS and Mindfulness Online for Practical Change

Internal Family Systems is a therapeutic approach that helps people explore the different parts of themselves - for example protective or wounded parts - and to build an inner sense of leadership and balance. It can be useful for addressing trauma responses, anxiety, addiction patterns, and struggles with self-esteem. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness, gentle attention to thoughts and feelings, and skills for reducing reactivity; it often supports stress management, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative exploration means pacing the work to what feels manageable while testing approaches that may help with specific concerns.

Online therapy with this clinician is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make scheduling more flexible and help clients access care from home or from work. These formats support continuity of care, allow for varied communication styles, and can make it easier to maintain regular sessions even when life is busy.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Laura commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and other concerns such as grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family matters, eating issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is respectful and collaborative, tailoring dialog and treatment plans to individual needs while using mindfulness practices and Internal Family Systems as part of the work.
How many years has she worked in the field?
She has 20 years of professional experience providing clinical support and care in a range of behavioral health concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds an LCSW credential and is licensed in Kentucky with license number KY LCSW 1808.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and 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 schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Mindfulness TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Kentucky

Languages

English