Laura Lininger, LCSW
Licensed in Indiana · 31 years in practice
Laura Lininger is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Indiana
- 34003425A · expires April 2028
- LCSW, Wisconsin
- 10084-123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1194709287 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 31
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.
About Laura
Laura Lininger is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience. She trained in psychology at Indiana University and completed a Master of Social Work at Tulane University. Laura has worked across age groups and brings a calm, steady approach to each session.
She is based in Indiana and offers services in English to clients in the U.S. and internationally. Laura began her career focusing on child and adolescent therapy.
Background and approach
Over time she added adult work and now often helps adults who carry wounds from childhood. That background makes her comfortable talking about family of origin concerns and childhood trauma. She uses practical, skills-based methods in session.
Clients often learn ways to manage anxiety, stress, and depression. Laura also addresses relationship and family issues, identity concerns, body image, codependency, and addiction-related struggles. Her clinical approach includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and EMDR, with regular mindfulness practice woven in.
Sessions tend to blend talk therapy with exercises and simple at-home practices. The goal is to build small, usable changes rather than big, abstract plans. People who reach out to Laura can expect a warm, nonjudgmental presence and straightforward tools.
She aims to help people feel steadier, think more clearly, and handle life’s changes with more confidence.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Laura lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Laura names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-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 methods translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and take small, meaningful steps toward them while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts. It is useful for anxiety, stress, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying different behaviors to change mood and reactions; it often includes homework and simple experiments to try between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they can try one method and adjust as progress is made, mixing techniques when that fits the situation.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send quick updates, use brief coping reminders, or keep work moving between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care when travel or distance would otherwise interrupt it.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Laura help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationship and family problems, addictions, and issues related to gender and LGBT identity.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is practical and calm, mixing talk therapy with exercises and mindfulness practice to build usable skills for everyday life.
What is her clinical background?
Laura trained in psychology at Indiana University and earned a Master of Social Work from Tulane University, and she has worked in the field for 31 years.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW credentials in Indiana and works from Indiana while offering services to clients in other locations.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit 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 Laura?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
More therapists in Indiana
See allMaria Wilson
LCSW
Compassionate, practical therapy for stressed parents and adults
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship
- Family
Lynnette Thomas
LCSW
Compassionate social worker focused on practical change
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship
- Trauma and abuse
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.
Contact us