Laura Clarke, LPC
Oregon · 4 years in practice
Laura Clarke is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon.
License and registration
- LPC, Oregon
- C9895 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1144938655 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Laura
Laura Clarke is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon. She brings four years of experience helping adults and teens navigate difficult life moments. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, aiming to make therapy feel manageable from the first session.
Clients can expect a gentle, strengths-based approach in sessions. Laura listens for what is working and helps people build on those parts. She uses practical tools and clear talk to address immediate concerns and longer-term patterns.
Background and approach
Her work focuses on relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, depression, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Additional topics she often addresses include attachment and abandonment issues, blended family stresses, body image, caregiving strain, chronic illness or pain, and questions around kink and alternative sex culture. Laura blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with acceptance and behavior-based methods.
She also draws on client-centered, cognitive behavioral, and dialectical strategies to match each person's needs. Sessions aim to help people notice emotions, make small changes, and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others. First meetings focus on what matters most to the client.
Laura asks about history and current struggles, then collaborates on goals and next steps. People who prefer clear options and practical skills tend to find her approach helpful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Laura lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and evidence-based approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name their feelings and patterns in relationships, so they can try new ways of connecting and responding. It can be useful for people who struggle with closeness, trust, or recurring emotional reactions.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills for accepting difficult thoughts and focusing on chosen values. It emphasizes small, values-driven actions and can help with mood, anxiety, and life transitions.
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience, using empathy and open listening to help people find their own solutions and strengths. It supports self-understanding and builds on what already works in someone's life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then tailor techniques from these approaches to fit those needs.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can be used when bandwidth is low, chat and messaging can work for quick check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Laura commonly help with?
She addresses relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, self-esteem, depression, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and ADHD, among other related topics.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She takes a collaborative, strengths-based approach that emphasizes clear conversation and practical exercises tailored to each person's situation.
What is her professional background?
Laura has four years of experience working in mental health and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She practices in Oregon and holds the LPC credential for that region.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can someone outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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