Laura Wafer

Laura Wafer is a licensed marriage and family therapist with ten years of professional experience. She offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma, and end-of-life concerns related to hospice and aging. She uses respectful, sensitive language and adapts conversations to each person's situation. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make that step easier to take.

In sessions she focuses on practical conversation and problem-solving. She works with attachment and abandonment questions, caregiver strain, chronic illness and pain, and communication struggles. She also supports people dealing with autism-related concerns, blended family dynamics, and co-occurring mental health issues.

Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. She and the client set priorities together, then try straightforward ways to reduce distress and improve daily coping. Sessions often include talk, reflection, and simple exercises to practice between meetings.

Laura holds LIMFT and LMFT credentials, indicating licensure in marriage and family therapy in Ohio and Kentucky. Those credentials are used to guide clinical practice and ethical care. Her work emphasizes listening first, then building a plan that fits the person in front of her.

People often seek her help for caregiving stress, aging and geriatric concerns, or trauma recovery after loss. She aims to help people find clearer thinking and manageable steps toward feeling better.

Evidence-based approaches and online support

Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on what helps most in daily life. One common approach she relies on is practical skills training that teaches coping strategies for anxiety, stress, and depression; these are concrete tools people can use between sessions to manage symptoms. Another helpful method centers on attachment-focused work, which looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people change how they relate to others and to loss.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays useful and realistic.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits your schedule. It also lets people keep continuity of care when caregiving duties, chronic illness, or mobility needs make in-person visits harder. The therapist will discuss what format will best support your goals during the initial match and scheduling process.