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Laura Bollin, LCSW

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Laura is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Laura. View 61 reviews
Great news, Laura is accepting new clients!
She is normally fully-booked.
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Oregon and Washington

Recent reviews

She is so wonderful and listens really well

Reviewed November 2024

Laura is a great listener and has wise insights. Highly recommend her.

Reviewed September 2024

More about Laura

  • 10 years' experience
  • Female
  • LCSW, LICSW

Hello, my pronouns are she/her. I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. This means I'm trained to look for the many factors that can affect a you, and not just focus on a disease. I've worked with individuals who are dealing with depression, bereavement, end of life, compassion fatigue, and relationship issues. I use my compassion, experience, training, and faith to help others. I also use Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Modeling as needed.

I've worked in counseling, hospice, and hospitals. I received my Master's in Social Work from Boise State University. I'm a spouse, Christian, Ally, outdoors woman, animal lover, and avid reader. If you need someone who will listen, encourage, and offer you tools to cope with your challenges, please contact me. I'd love to work with you.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Grief Career difficulties Depression LGBT Self esteem Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue Hospice and end-of-life counseling Social anxiety and phobia

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Motivational Interviewing

Licenses

Laura Bollin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134567837.

  • LCSW · Oregon · L6912 · Expires May 2026
  • LICSW · Washington · 61202913 · Expires April 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Laura Bollin

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

61 reviews

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Clients mention: Listens Great Recommend Helped Easy Wonderful Support Supportive Easy to talk Amazing

She is so wonderful and listens really well

Reviewed November 2024

Laura is a great listener and has wise insights. Highly recommend her.

Reviewed September 2024

Laura has been a huge help to me. She always listens, offers great advice that relates to me, and provides multiple resources. Highly recommended!!

Reviewed August 2024

Laura Bollin is awesome. For me, she has made this path of opening up and talking very easy. Going out and seeking Therapy on my own is something new to me and she made me feel comfortable right away. 10 out of 10 recommend

Reviewed August 2024

She is amazing makes me feel listened and like I’m ok and that I am normal and makes me feel more confident and comfortable with myself

Reviewed August 2024

Laura is extremely kind, attentive, and easy to speak with. She has a caring nurture to her and you feel safe when speaking with her. She’s awesome.

Reviewed July 2024

Laura is the most kind and supportive therapist I’ve ever met. She has wonderful and useful advice that actually apply to life. She suggests thought provoking communication and provides material to read and support. Very loving and faith orientated❤️

Reviewed July 2024

As much as I've had a couple sessions with her I really feel that she has been helping me to see things clearly and I'm looking forward to more sessions with her.

Reviewed July 2024

Laura is attentive and kind. She is knowledgeable and professional as well as compassionate. I was somewhat hesitant to venture into “virtual therapy” but Laura smoothed the way for me from the start.

Reviewed May 2024

She’s so helpful and knowledgeable

Reviewed April 2024

I feel confident that I'll be helped. She listens well & empathize with my issues. Her extra websites & book suggestions are great too.

Reviewed February 2024

Laura has been wonderful support. Her suggestions and knowledge is very relatable to life and hurdles we may come across. Her approach is easy to understand and steps that’s are very doable. I appreciate the ease it has been talking to her.

Reviewed January 2024

Ms. Bollin was very engaged and listened carefully to my issues, asking pertinent questions respectfully and in a timely manner, i.e. not interrupting but very naturally. She was able to give me feedback on ways to approach the situation that I had not considered, an invaluable new perspective on the issues that I face.

Reviewed January 2024

Her compassionate and professional approach created a safe space for self-reflection and growth. Highly recommend for anyone seeking effective counseling and a supportive environment.

Reviewed January 2024

She has been very helpful. Most of what I've needed was a sounding board and a litmus. She has provided honesty and compassion with both.

Reviewed August 2023

Laura is awesome! Very grateful to have experienced her wonderful gifts of counsel ing. I will be discontinuing the services for now until a further date. Such a wonderful experience of healing ! Thank you Faithful Counseling

Reviewed February 2023

I was somewhat skeptical about counseling through an app, but the experience has been nothing but positive.!

Reviewed November 2021

Laura is amazing she has helped through some really bad days. I would not have made it through this episode without her

Reviewed January 2024

Very reflective listen. Very responsive.

Reviewed November 2023

Dr Laura is amazing; she is insightful, kind, mindful and patient with how she comes to add perspectives to our sessions and always seems to say something that ends up being my take away. The mark of a great therapist is that ability to add when you thought there was nothing more to add! She has really helped me find a place to put the struggles and trauma in my life, so this struggles have a place to set, so I don’t carry them with me in the present!!!

Reviewed September 2023

Laura has been very soothing for my soul. She listens and I appreciate that. Thank you so much

Reviewed August 2023

Laura is a skilled listener. She has given me the space and time I needed to verbally process my feelings and ideas and has shared her own ideas about how I may be able to move forward into a more sustainable place with my emotions. I have made a total 180 degree turn for the better on my course in life right now because of what I have been able to share with Laura, and her valuable feedback, compassion and wisdom.

Reviewed June 2023

Laura is great! Kind, supportive, knowledgeable and punctual. She’s helping me lots

Reviewed April 2023

Laura is an excellent listener. Her professional experience helped us connect on a deeper level. With her gentle guidance I was able to navigate my situation with grace.

Reviewed April 2023

For the first time in my life I found a therapist that I could connect with from the start. Laura will leave you feeling hopeful and encouraged. Its therapist experiences like the one I'm experiencing should be an inspiration and invitation to choose happiness and healing .

Reviewed April 2023

Laura is an amazing therapist!! She listens, suggests ways to help and has definitely improved my well being!

Reviewed April 2023

Laura was a wonderful support in a terrifying time for me. She is a good listener and her caring heart is a warm motherly embrace to struggles and challenges. I would recommend her if you need a nurturing supportive sounding board.

Reviewed January 2023

Laura listens when I need to talk. She asks questions to make sure she understands the situation without feeling intrusive. Over all she is very easy to talk with.

Reviewed January 2023

Laura was a great listener. It was really easy to talk to her and while I only worked with her for a short time, she helped me talk through a transition point in my life and I was happy to have her support.

Reviewed January 2023

Laura was great when helping me navigate a sticky situation involving a romantic relationship. She was thoughtful, carefully listened to my concerns, and offered excellent advice! She gave me the affirmation I needed to confidently navigate my relationship.

Reviewed December 2022

Laura has great understanding of my concerns and offers multiple solutions to help find one that best suits me. Always available when I need her!

Reviewed December 2022

Laura is a very compassionate listener and I appreciated her gentle way of guiding me to challenge some of my perceptions. I was hesitant about using a virtual platform for counseling, but Laura dispelled my fears. She is awesome.

Reviewed December 2022

Laura is very courteous and polite. Offers great suggestions ok how to deal with the issues at hand. Feels like she really listens to me.

Reviewed November 2022

Laura is compassionate and wants to help. She listens and offers thoughtful suggestions. She’s a wonderful therapist. Highly recommend.

Reviewed November 2022

She’s great! Super helpful and kind and gave me actual steps to solve my problems. Really fast response rate as well. Would highly recommend!

Reviewed November 2022

She’s a really good listener and give good advice.

Reviewed November 2022

Laura has been extremely beneficial to my mental health. She’s attentive, listens to what I have to say, and incorporates ideas and solutions to help. Highly recommended!

Reviewed November 2022

Laura Bolin listens well and takes time to understand the scope of the concerns.

Reviewed August 2022

I’ve had two sessions with Laura so far. I’m so grateful to have been matched with her. She’s kind, empathetic and sincere. I have felt in both sessions that she cares and that she wants me to feel supported. I highly recommend this therapist.

Reviewed July 2022

Laura is such a great counselor, 10/10 recommend! Her nurturing communication style and sweet disposition instantly put me at ease and make me feel validated. On the flip side she's also got a solid resolve when something needs to be stated or said. She's the best counselor especially for those needing healing!

Reviewed July 2022

From my very first appointment with Laura I knew I was matched with the best therapist! She has helped me in so many ways. She is kind, compassionate and spiritual! Thank you Laura!

Reviewed June 2022

Very understanding and easy to talk to. Laura offers numerous resources and ideas to help. She’s been a great help to me and is highly recommended.

Reviewed June 2022

Laura is absolutely fantastic. She listens to my stories attentively and provides practical solution which actually helps with the situation. I would definitely recommend her to anyone who has issues with relationship management!

Reviewed May 2022

Laura is great, technical, and very understanding.

Reviewed May 2022

Thoughtful, good listener, supportive and willing to tell the truth in order to see me get beyond hurdles.

Reviewed May 2022

It was wonderful meeting Laura. She is very kind and easy to talk with. However, I need someone with a more neutral point of view, to help me navigate. I need someone who can give me a non biased point of view. I won’t be going back to Laura as I did not feel she was neutral. Although she was very kind.

Reviewed March 2022

Laura has given me a new outlook on therapy. I have been dismissed by other therapists in the past but I feel like Laura truly hears me and wants to help me better myself.

Reviewed March 2022

Laura has helped me express my feelings, accept responsibility for my behavior, reduce shame and anxiety, helped me celebrate happy times, persevere through hard times, and navigate the repair of damaged relationships. She always seems to know the right question to ask in order to help me see something I missed. Her language reflects understanding of important aspects of my identity. She effortlessly acknowledged and respected a rather unique aspect to my identity that I'm used to others finding confusing or challenging.

Reviewed February 2022

Laura bollin is amazing therapist she helped guide me through the most difficult time of my life when I felt hopeless and felt defeated because of her & her therapy I can confidently say I have gained my smile back

Reviewed February 2022

Laura Bollin has been an excellent therapist. She’s very easy to talk to and has a variety of ideas and tips to help. If one thing doesn’t work, she always has something else to recommend. She’s also very knowledgeable, a great listener and makes me feel comfortable. Highly recommended!!

Reviewed January 2022

Laura has offered me consistent help and support in tackling the issues I've brought to her. She really helps me sort through important decisions and helps me stay focused on my goals.

Reviewed January 2022

Laura is very kind and attentive. She really listens and provides good feedback and suggestions.

Reviewed January 2022

Lauren was my first ever therapist and I am lucky to have had her although it was for a short amount of time. She heard me out and really was there for me. Thank you so much, Lauren!

Reviewed November 2021

Laura is wonderful! I am not comfortable with therapy due to past experiences but Laura is different. She listens, she responds and provides tools and feedback. I look forward to my time with her and highly recommend her to anyone looking for some support.

Reviewed November 2021

Laura was very kind and supportive. I was very comfortable talking with her.

Reviewed November 2021

Laura has this calm and understanding demeanor that made me feel seen and heard. She asked questions that helped me think of how I could better take control of my life, my decisions and how I approach certain situations. I definitely recommend her and am thankful for her help.

Reviewed November 2021

I really appreciate every session with Laura. I feel like she listens well and offers helpful ideas that I didn't even consider. I look forward to continuing!

Reviewed September 2021

Laura Bollin is extremely easy to talk to, and has offered various ways to help me. She’s always able to offer suggestions and help me talk thru things at my own pace.

Reviewed September 2021

I love how she just listens, sympathizes and offers support with suggestions that are realistic and attainable within each situation.

Reviewed September 2021

Laura Bollin really cares about what I have to say - she never gives me a cookie cutter response and always offers me support. She has helped change my perspective on my life, but never pushes me to get there. Instead, she helps me create a game plan to tackle various problems I have, and by the end I arrive to a new conclusion and healthier perspective. Added bonus? She is funny, and we always seem to share a laugh at some point in the session.

Reviewed September 2021

Laura Bollin took time to listen to my story and struggles without interruption, she gave me reassurance and been keeping up with sending me information and worksheets that help me with my daily life as i move forward. I do appreciate her , i would recommend her.God Bless.

Reviewed August 2021

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Frequently asked questions

Does Laura Bollin offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Laura Bollin works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Laura Bollin speak?

Laura Bollin speaks English.

How many years of experience does Laura Bollin have?

Laura Bollin has 10 years of experience.

Where is Laura Bollin licensed to practice?

Laura Bollin is licensed to practice in Oregon and Washington.

Does Laura Bollin accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Laura Bollin does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Laura Bollin offer?

Laura Bollin offers clients Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing.

How can I communicate with Laura Bollin?

Laura Bollin can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Laura Bollin?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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