Brittany Lauer , LISW

Brittany Lauer is a Licensed Independent Social Worker, LISW, practicing from Ohio. She combines formal clinical training with lived experience as a parent after spending ten years as a stay-at-home mother to twins, a seven year old daughter, and a five year old son, and she has returned to social work with a focus on supporting individuals and families through life transitions.

Her background includes grief and loss counseling gained while working as a pregnancy counselor at a private adoption agency, and school-based mental health services supporting parents and children. She has delivered anxiety training to parents, students, and staff at a local 4th through 8th grade school, and she has used Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to address anxiety disorders, adjustment concerns, oppositional-defiant behaviors, bipolar disorder, Asperger's, and ADHD.

She emphasizes a strengths-based, client-focused approach and advocates for the needs of the people she works with. Known for a compassionate, empathetic, and caring manner, she attends to who clients are, where they come from, and where they want to go. She also brings additional focus to adoption and foster care, panic disorder and panic attacks, and pregnancy and childbirth-related concerns.

She invites anyone who feels she might be a good match to reach out and explore working together toward their goals.

Client-Centered and CBT Approaches for Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s own perspective and strengths, offering a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the individual’s goals, values, and choices guide the work. This approach is helpful for concerns such as self-esteem, coping with life changes, family dynamics, and parenting challenges.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It uses practical strategies and skills-building to address anxiety, panic symptoms, and patterns that contribute to stress or difficulty with attention and mood regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Brittany collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility to connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule appointments and maintain continuity of care. These options allow licensed professionals and therapists to provide regular support and practical tools while accommodating different routines and comfort levels.