Laura Standley is a licensed clinician in Montana with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and family or parenting concerns.
01About Laura
Laura Standley is a licensed clinician in Montana with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and family or parenting concerns. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support that helps people take small steps toward feeling better. Laura creates a calm space where clients can talk through problems without feeling judged.
Her background includes work in outpatient counseling and inpatient hospital settings, so she has seen a range of situations and needs.
Background and approach
She leans on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions, tailoring her approach to each person's concerns and goals. Conversations are straightforward and focused on actionable change. In sessions Laura helps clients identify patterns that contribute to low self-esteem, relationship strain, or recurring mood problems.
She supports parents who feel overwhelmed and people dealing with grief from adoption, foster care, or attachment disruptions. She also addresses trauma, post-traumatic stress, and the emotional fallout of domestic violence. Practical skills are part of her work - building communication habits, managing impulsivity, and improving frustration tolerance.
Laura helps people practice new ways of responding so they can test changes between sessions. She emphasizes collaboration and clear goals to measure progress. People who choose Laura can expect steady, patient guidance and a focus on what will make daily life more manageable.
Her experience and Montana licensure (LCPC) are part of how she supports clients through change.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Montana)
- License BBH-LCPC-LIC-6444 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1760806244 · 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
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
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04Online support
Evidence-based approaches and online flexibility
Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on mood and relationships. One common approach focuses on building practical skills for managing anxiety and stress, such as breathing or grounding strategies and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These tools help reduce avoidance and make day-to-day life easier.Another frequent focus is interpersonal and communication work, which teaches clearer ways to express needs and set boundaries. This approach helps with family conflict, blended family issues, and problems like jealousy or codependency by changing interaction patterns over time.
Choosing the right method is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. Clients and therapist work together to find what feels most helpful for the issue at hand.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual connection helps the work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit quick check-ins or shorter contacts. These options make scheduling easier and let people keep therapy going from wherever they are.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Laura help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, family and parenting concerns, and related issues such as trauma and post-traumatic stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are pragmatic and conversational, with a focus on clear goals and skills people can use between meetings.
What kind of clinical background does she have?
Laura has 14 years of professional experience working in outpatient counseling and inpatient hospital settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential MT LCPC and practices in Montana.
Which languages or international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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