Laura Hennessy, LCSW
New Jersey · 13 years in practice
Laura Hennessy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey.
License and registration
- LCSW, New Jersey
- 44SC05694100 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1033549183 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 13
- 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 Hennessy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey. She has 13 years of experience helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, substance use concerns, and relationship or intimacy struggles. Laura emphasizes honest conversation and emotional expression in sessions.
She aims to create a space where people feel heard and can begin to make changes that matter to them. Before moving into independent practice Laura spent much of her career at a nonprofit community mental health center.
Background and approach
There she worked with adolescents and adults and supported people managing mental health and substance use disorders. That background shaped a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy. Laura blends several ways of working to match each person’s needs.
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at feelings and attachment patterns, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and client-centered methods that keep the person’s goals central. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in her work to build awareness and strengthen motivation.
Sessions tend to focus on helping people notice patterns, try small changes, and build better ways of coping. Laura talks in plain language and keeps goals concrete. She supports people to address things like codependency, communication problems, trauma, mood disorders, addiction, and self-worth challenges.
If someone is ready to begin, Laura asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Laura lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Laura names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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 emotional and practical approaches work online
Laura often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and express core feelings and to notice how attachment patterns affect relationships. This approach is useful for intimacy-related concerns, abandonment or attachment issues, and strong emotional reactions.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which keeps the person's goals and perspectives central and emphasizes listening and acceptance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and to test simple behavioral experiments that change mood and routine. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, try different techniques, and adapt the plan over time. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay focused on what matters most to them.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are an option when lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, real-time support between sessions, or people who prefer writing their thoughts. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain contact when in-person visits are difficult.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Laura help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Additional focus areas include attachment and codependency concerns, mood disorders, and women's issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is direct and empathetic with plain language and practical steps. Sessions focus on noticing patterns, building insight, and trying small changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience, including work at a nonprofit community mental health center with adolescents and adults.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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