
Laura SmigielskiLicensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
About
Hello my name is Laura-I have 25 years experience as a master's degreed Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). I work with clients experiencing Anxiety or Depression when dealing with life issues like: Loneliness, poor self esteem, relationship struggles/breakups, difficulties with dating, child/sibling/family/spouse conflicts or estrangements, co-worker/“bad boss” stress, overthinking/rumination, shopping addictions, women's issues, ADHD, narcissist personality behaviors, OCD, persistent worries/negative thinking, feeling "stuck", communication problems, aging issues, chronic pain, chronic illness, caregiver stress, dementia, etc. Other areas I specialize in are: grief/loss experiences, dealing w/ difficult behaviors, aging parents issues, caregiver fatigue, dealing with chronic illnesses, dementia, sleep disturbances, depression, going thru life transitions, recovering from surgery, cancer diagnosis, etc. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other therapy modalities.
Specialties
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Care Network
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Medicare
- Optum
- Priority Health
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH