Laura Husband, LCSW

Laura Husband is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois with 17 years of experience. She helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, trauma and family conflict. She also supports those dealing with grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, and issues related to gender and sexual identity.

Her practice draws on plain, practical methods. She listens to what feels most urgent, then works with clients to try manageable steps that change thinking and behavior. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing new responses, and building skills to handle strong emotions and relationship strain.

Laura has long experience in community mental health. That work involved people facing trauma from physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, as well as mood and anxiety disorders. Her background informs a focus on safety, pacing, and concrete strategies rather than long theoretical explanations.

Her typical approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered methods and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness. She uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set clear, short-term goals and track progress.

In sessions she attends to both feelings and practical problems. Conversations often include skill practice, small behavioral experiments, and short between-session tasks to reinforce change. This is meant to help people regain control over daily routines, sleep, and relationships.

Laura affirms LGBTQIA+ identities and works with issues such as gender dysphoria and non-monogamous relationship concerns. She encourages clients to describe what they want to change, then helps plan steps toward those goals.

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