Laura Gryniewich-Franklin, LCSW-C

Laura Gryniewich-Franklin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) with nearly 20 years of experience. She focuses on relationship concerns along with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting challenges. Laura aims to offer a calm, nonjudgmental presence while people talk through what’s most pressing in their lives.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness practices to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and respond differently. Sessions are straightforward and practical. Clients can expect to identify small changes that make daily life easier and calmer.

Laura’s background includes outpatient therapeutic services, in-home work with children and families, education settings, and medical social work. That range of experience informs a flexible way of working with different life situations and practical constraints.

In the room she focuses on building a trusting, respectful relationship. She listens fully and helps set clear, achievable goals. Conversations can cover everything from communication problems and infidelity to career stress and midlife questions.

She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, codependency, fertility-related concerns, and seasonal mood shifts. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm, strengthen coping, and help people reconnect with what matters to them.

How CBT and Mindfulness Shape Online Work

Laura uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thought patterns that increase stress or sadness. CBT focuses on practical steps and small experiments that can change feelings and actions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and increase calm, often helping with anxiety, grief, and relationship tension.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about what they want to accomplish, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful. Together they set short-term goals and review progress so the work stays practical and relevant.

If you prefer working online, confirm the session formats available before booking so you know which options fit your routine. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, save commuting time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible to practice skills in the environments where challenges actually happen, so tools learned in sessions transfer to everyday life.