Laura Hastings , LMFT

Laura Hastings is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who brings 24 years of clinical experience to her work in California. As an LMFT she focuses on helping adults navigate relationship challenges, strengthen self-esteem and confidence, address career difficulties, and adapt to major life changes.

Her practice also addresses compassion fatigue and a range of related concerns, including aging and geriatric matters, caregiver stress, communication problems, disaster-related coping, women’s issues, and workplace challenges. She combines practical problem solving with attention to each person’s unique strengths and life story.

Laura works from a strengths-oriented, collaborative stance, viewing clients as the experts of their own experience and building on existing resources to support change. She integrates evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop more effective coping strategies.

Committed to empowering people to pursue a more fulfilling life, she offers supportive guidance, goal-focused planning, and steady encouragement as clients take steps toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Laura Hastings uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress, and to develop practical strategies for change. CBT is often applied to relationship concerns, low self-esteem, career stress, and coping with life transitions because it focuses on concrete tools and skills.

Alongside CBT she employs a strengths-based, collaborative approach that treats the client as the expert of their own story. This stance emphasizes existing resources and goals, and guides therapy toward achievable steps that reflect the client’s values and priorities.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Laura Hastings works together with clients to determine which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions and adjusts strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access licensed professionals from different locations, while allowing therapists and clients to select the format that supports meaningful progress.