Laura Bollin, LCSW, LICSW

Licensed in Oregon · 14 years in practice

Laura Bollin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship strain, and career questions.

License and registration

LCSW, Oregon: L6912 · expires May 2026
LICSW, Washington: 61202913 · expires April 2026
NPI: 1134567837 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English

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About Laura

Laura Bollin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship strain, and career questions. She speaks directly and with compassion, offering practical tools and steady listening to people feeling overwhelmed or stuck. She draws on 14 years of experience in counseling, hospice, and hospital settings.

That background means she is familiar with end-of-life care, bereavement, and compassion fatigue, and she brings that experience into sessions in an understandable way.

Background and approach

She also supports people working on self-esteem, life purpose, and navigating major life changes. Laura uses straightforward approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people identify unhelpful thoughts, set goals, and try small changes that add up. Sessions focus on what is most useful right now - coping strategies, communication skills, and planning next steps.

She combines professional experience with personal values, and she aims to be encouraging without being directive. Her practice includes attention to workplace stress, social anxiety, codependency, attachment concerns, and seasonal mood shifts. She also offers help around divorce, forgiveness, hospice and end-of-life matters, and isolation or loneliness.

The work often blends short-term skill building with space to process harder feelings. Laura lives and practices in Washington. She identifies as she/her and notes that faith is part of her life, which can inform conversations when clients wish to include it.

She is an ally to LGBT people and welcomes talking about identity as it relates to mental health.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Laura names

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Online support

Using CBT and Motivational Interviewing Online

Laura often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT sessions online focus on simple experiments, tracking mood and thoughts, and practicing new ways of responding to stress or social anxiety.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find what matters most to them and build motivation for change. That approach is conversational and supportive, useful for moving toward goals like career shifts, healthier habits, or managing compassion fatigue.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try approaches that fit, and adjust plans based on what helps most. The process is collaborative and aims to match methods to the client's needs and preferences.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text messaging. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and varying routines.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of issues does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, career questions, self-esteem, and coping with life changes among other concerns.

What is her general therapy style?

Her approach is practical and collaborative, using goal-focused conversations and tools to try between sessions. She blends direct support with problem-solving techniques.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 14 years of experience working in counseling, hospice, and hospital settings, which informs support for end-of-life and bereavement-related issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Washington.

Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs and preferences.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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