About me
Hello! I understand that reaching out for help and support can be difficult and I'm really glad you've made the decision to start counseling.
I believe in treating the whole person and will strive to understand you and all of the moving parts in your life. My goal is to offer you a safe place to explore your thoughts and feelings. My approach to therapy is warm and interactive. I strive to understand the whole person and believe in treating people with respect and compassion. My goal is to help you to find solutions to your current struggles by exploring the way in which you are looking at the problem and by helping you to identify solutions.
I'm a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT). I've spent the past 17 + years working primarily with children & Adolescents and their families to overcome wide variety of problems. As an LMFT, I'm not only well versed in treating relationship problems of all types; I've worked with many individuals struggling with individual concerns like depression, anger, and anxiety. Additionally, I've worked with a large number of individuals who have experienced trauma and am certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
You are not alone. Things can and will get better. I'm really looking forward to working with you!
Specialties
- Relationships
- Family conflicts
- Trauma, Abuse
- Parenting issues
Stress, Anxiety , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Depression , Attachment issues , Autism and Asperger Syndrome , Blended Family Issues , Commitment Issues , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Services offered
Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Licensing
PA LMFT MF000859
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Laura Pengelly. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.
Very upfront and to the point. A GREAT listener and she responds with her honest opinion.
Laura is an amazing therapist. She is gentle yet bold. Helps me process my complicated thoughts in a constructive and helpful way that’s leads me to many revelations/epiphanies.
I think Ms. Pengelly is a good therapist. I appreciate that she specializes with Family issues, because I have problems with my family. You almost have to witness my family to comprehend them, though, That is probably true of any situation, but I feel it with my situation very much. I haven't gotten into the 'relationship problems' I have with them so much. I am glad to have someone to talk to, though. I am afraid to do an in-person session even though I have received requests to schedule one. People don't seem to treat me lik an adult once they have seen and heard me in person. I admit that I have not given her a chance, but I think it might 'ruin things' if she gets to talk to me in person.
Laura is great! She has helped my teen get through some very tough times. She also helped me to better understand how anxiety affects my child. I was able to have more patience with her and we have grown close again!
She’s been very helpful with helping me to get through grief, stress, anxiety, and just help improve my sobriety as well. I’m going on a year sober and I feel she gives me helpful tools to expand on that.
After jumping around trying to find the right fit, I found Laura and I’m so glad I did. Just in the short amount of time I’ve been talking to her, she has been super helpful! She is very supportive and understanding. She’s also very thorough with her responses and I feel heard and understood. I really appreciate the feedback that she provides and just talking to her has made me feel so much better. I highly recommend her!
Laura makes me feel comfortable enough to share my thoughts and always provides me with great insight when I ask for it.
Laura is a thoughtful listener, and has helped me immensely with processing several issues in my life. She offers constructive feedback on behaviors, including mine as well as the potential motivations of others, and helps me to understand the situation objectively without minimizing my thoughts or feelings on the situation. She's been so helpful and I'm grateful to have the opportunity to work with her.
Laura helped me understand some issues I’ve been having for many years, in a very short time. Our sessions were focused and to the point. I enjoyed the flexibility of our convos through messaging opposed to scheduled appointments. Laura is kind, thorough, insightful and highly skilled. I strongly recommend her! Thank you Laura!
Very good and thoughtful.
I really appreciate her. She has been great!
Laura has been awesome with me even though I'm new and complex. She is working very hard to understand me, my anxiety, my past, and my present. She checks in when I haven't logged on it a bit, and is always encouraging. I would highly recommend her.
Laura knows the questions to ask to help get you thinking about the direction you need or would like to take. She is knowledgeable in the areas of destructive/abusive relationships and its effect on the partner and children. She understands the seriousness of verbal/emotional abuse in a way that many counselors don't.
She is the best! She’s consistently there for me and she’s not afraid to be brutally honest with me.
Laura understood my issues and guided me the best way she can. Very authentic and professional.
Laura has been helping my wife and daughter relate to each other in a more healthy way.
Laura is great, she has helped me a lot! I'm glad she is my counselor.
Laura helped me through a really hard time in my life. I had nowhere to turn. She was a God send.
Laura has been a great amount of support for me with issues I've been struggling with for years. I'm looking forward to spending more time with Laura to work on problem areas I hope to resolve and to find the inner peace I've been searching for.
She is really good at her job.
Always knows what to say! Laura is wonderful and will make you see a new perspective on things. Perfect advice. Perfect therapist.
Laura is a great counselor! She's engaged and is receptive to ideas shared. I highly recommend her services!
I've been working with Laura for some time. Thing's are looking better for me and my wife. Laura has given great advice.
Laura Pengelly has helped me to see things differently. Things i was struggling with. In which case it has changed me for the better. Laura treated me like i was talking with a good friend. She treated me as a friend would with respect. I love talking with her. Thank you so much Laura
I like talking to Laura and I also find it really helpful. She's always here to listen to me and help me to understand myself.
Laura was here for me when I most needed it. She is a person I could trust and open up to. I am very grateful for her help.
Request her. You won't be disappointed. You will gain a fantastic therapist, who responds frequently. In my darkest moments, she has been a bright light. She has a deep understanding of many things, so whatever you are going through, she will be of great help.
She's helped me through my current situation.
Laura is an insightful therapist skillful at breaking through emotional clutter to get to the heart of the issue. I felt like I learned something new and helpful with each exchange.