- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Guilt and shame support
About Laura
Laura Gryniewich-Franklin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) with nearly 20 years of experience in social work and mental health. She is licensed in Maryland and draws on long experience helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and life transitions.
She has worked in outpatient settings, in-home services for children and families, education, and medical social work. That variety means she has seen how everyday pressures and big life changes affect people over time. Her background includes crisis counseling, trauma work, and support for those facing abuse or neglect.
Laura uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness practices as part of her work. She also uses person-centered ideas to keep conversations focused on the client’s priorities. Sessions tend to include talking through thoughts, noticing patterns, and trying small practical changes between meetings.
She emphasizes being open-minded and non-judgmental in sessions. That means she aims to listen without blame and to help clients face difficult topics like guilt, shame, infidelity, divorce, or caregiver stress. The focus is on clear, professional conversation about concrete problems.
People often come to her for help with communication problems, codependency, career concerns, isolation, or midlife questions. She also supports women dealing with fertility issues, seasonal mood changes, and workplace stress. Laura works in English and practices in Maryland.
How CBT and mindfulness guide online sessions
Laura uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on practical steps - noticing patterns, trying behavioral experiments, and checking what changes. This approach is often used for anxiety, depression, and persistent guilt or shame.She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy, which teaches simple attention practices to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without reacting to them immediately. Mindfulness can help reduce reactivity and make it easier to choose responses in stressful moments or during relationship conflicts.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to see which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That conversation may lead to blending CBT and mindfulness or focusing on one method for a time.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time for appointments. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help therapy fit into everyday life without changing the core work of talking, practicing new skills, and reviewing progress.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting, grief, and life transitions, plus additional areas like guilt and shame and caregiver stress.
How would she approach issues of guilt or shame?
She combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and practice different responses to those feelings.
How much experience does she have?
She has nearly 20 years of experience across outpatient care, in-home services, education, and medical social work.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW-C licensed in Maryland and practices there.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.