Laura Hennessy, LCSW
Licensed in New Jersey · 13 years in practice
Laura Hennessy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with thirteen years of practice.
License and registration
- LCSW, New Jersey
- 44SC05694100 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1033549183 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
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About Laura
Laura Hennessy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with thirteen years of practice. She works with adults in New Jersey and focuses on helping people who face stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and relationship concerns. Her style is warm and straightforward, and she emphasizes listening first so a person feels heard.
Her background includes long experience at a nonprofit community mental health center. There she worked with people who had both mental health and substance use challenges.
Background and approach
That work shaped a practical approach built around engagement, motivation, and helping clients understand what they are feeling. In sessions she prioritizes clear goals and steady progress. She combines client-centered conversation with tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches.
She also draws on emotionally-focused ideas to help with intimacy and relationship worries. Laura pays attention to how patterns of attachment, codependency, and abandonment show up in daily life. She helps people notice those patterns and try different responses.
For addictions she uses motivational techniques to strengthen reasons for change and to build sustainable steps forward. Her tone is encouraging but realistic. She invites clients to talk about what matters and to test small changes between sessions.
For people coping with big life shifts, mood disorders, or past abuse, she aims to offer steady support and practical options. If someone is ready to begin, Laura works with them to set clear next steps and a pace that fits their life.
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
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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 therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience without judgment. It helps people talk through feelings and set goals at their own pace, which fits well into remote sessions where conversation is the main tool.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical ways to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often uses short exercises and between-session tasks, making it easy to do via video or messaging. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify patterns in close relationships and try new ways of connecting; this approach can be used in online conversation to practice new responses and reflect on reactions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss a client's concerns, goals, and preferences and then try methods that seem likely to help. That plan can shift as the work progresses so the fit improves over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people meet. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break, and live chat or text messaging lets someone check in or get support between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain a steady schedule and to use therapy in ways that match daily life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and relationship or intimacy-related issues, among other concerns such as anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches, plus emotionally-focused work for relationship issues.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of experience and spent much of her career at a nonprofit community mental health center working with people who had mental health and substance use concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New Jersey and practices with clients in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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