Laura Wiedlebacher

Laura Wiedlebacher is an Ohio-licensed professional counselor with 26 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and depression. She encourages people to use their own strengths as the foundation for change. Seeking help takes courage, and she aims to offer steady support through that first step.

With a practical, down-to-earth style, Laura helps people talk through challenges and find workable ways forward. Sessions center on clear goals and skills people can practice between meetings. She emphasizes building on what already works in a person's life rather than starting over from scratch.

Her approach draws on methods that teach coping skills, emotion regulation, and problem-solving. That means clients learn specific techniques to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and cope with difficult memories. The work is collaborative - the client's priorities guide each session.

Laura also addresses concerns around body image, guilt and shame, separation and divorce, impulsivity, loneliness, life purpose, and women's issues. She supports people navigating midlife shifts, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and challenges tied to control or abandonment.

In sessions she uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods. These approaches are used to create practical plans and small steps toward the changes people want to make.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Laura uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, reducing panic, and addressing negative self-talk in day-to-day life.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT offers concrete tools for handling strong emotions, improving communication, and reducing impulsive reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Laura will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt techniques to match those needs. The process is collaborative and paced to the person's comfort.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, avoid travel, and check in more frequently when needed. It can also allow for shorter phone or video check-ins when a full session isn't practical. Ask about available formats when you begin the matching process.