Laura Noonan-Cavins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with 15 years of experience.
01About Laura
Laura Noonan-Cavins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges with self-esteem and depression. Her approach centers on respectful, sensitive care that meets each person where they are.
She shapes conversations and plans to fit individual needs. That can mean practical steps to manage anxiety or clearer ways to talk about intimacy.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be straightforward and useful rather than full of jargon. Laura draws on several evidence-based methods to guide work in the room. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take action, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns.
Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are added when they can help with emotion regulation and stress management. Common concerns she addresses include career strain, caregiver stress, codependency, life transitions, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She also supports people dealing with family problems, divorce and separation, and issues related to veterans and armed forces experiences.
Sessions may include goal-setting, skill practice, and real-life problem solving. The focus is on small, steady changes that fit a person’s life. She encourages open conversation about what is working and what needs to change.
02Credentials
- LPC (New Jersey)
- License 37PC00928600 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1356813026 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Laura lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Laura names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Laura names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How her approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people get clear about what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. Online sessions can use ACT exercises and goal-setting to support changes between meetings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Through video or messaging, a therapist can guide thought records, homework, and practical skill practice to reduce anxiety and low mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Brief coaching via chat or phone can reinforce DBT skills like distress tolerance and emotion regulation when they are needed in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about symptoms, goals, and preferences, then suggest methods to try. Adjustments are made over time so the work fits the person’s needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls let people work face-to-face when discussion and exercises are helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option for shorter check-ins. Live chat or text messaging supports quick coaching, check-ins between sessions, and people who prefer writing over speaking.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Laura commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, depression, and career or life change challenges. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, body image, codependency, and issues related to veterans and armed forces experiences.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is respectful and practical. Sessions emphasize clear conversation, skill building, and actions you can try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of counseling experience and works from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
She connects with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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