Meet Our Therapists — Laura Cox

Connecting with therapists who bring warmth, skill, and commitment to the work can influence a person’s entire counseling journey. Our therapists at Symmetry Counseling create a supportive space where people feel seen and understood.

Let’s celebrate Laura Cox, NCC, and the meaningful work she brings to our team. Our therapists guide people through challenges with care and practical support that encourages personal growth from the first session.

How Therapists Support the Counseling Experience

People arrive in therapy with different needs, questions, and hopes. Therapists help people work through emotional roadblocks so they feel more grounded through life’s transitions. In sessions, clients talk openly about their experiences, and therapists offer direction that aligns with personal goals.

When clients feel safe and encouraged, progress unfolds with steady steps that support new insights and patterns. For anyone interested in personal growth, our team also offers individual counseling through our supportive approach.

Getting to Know Laura Cox, NCC: Questions with Laura

What made you decide to become a therapist?

I always knew I wanted to be in a helping field, whether that be a doctor or a teacher, but then I was on the other side of therapy as a client and saw just how helpful, magical, and life-changing therapy could be. I realized that I wanted to be part of that therapeutic process and help facilitate positive change for my own clients.

What are your specialties?

I really enjoy working with people who have experienced any sort of trauma, whether that be relational or from combat, whatever it may be. I also specialize in chronic illness, chronic pain, and any sort of physical disability. I also really enjoy working with people who struggle with anxiety and depression.

What is your therapeutic stance?

I would say that I’m probably an integrative therapist. I was trained in a program that was really psychodynamically oriented, but I also find it very useful to incorporate different theories from dialectical behavioral therapy. I really enjoy client-centered therapy with their unconditional positive regard and empathy, and I also really enjoy bringing in mindfulness and mind/body modalities into my therapy.

What do you enjoy about being a therapist?

What I love about being a therapist is that I find it is such a big honor to be let into someone’s world and to travel with them on a journey to being able to find happiness or being able to learn coping mechanisms. I just find the whole therapeutic process to be beautiful, and I love being able to watch hand-in-hand with my clients as we kind of go through that process together.

If you were an animal, what would you be?

If I were any animal, I would probably be an elephant. They are extremely empathic, and they also travel in groups. I’m a very social person, and I really enjoy being around people, so I would say that’s probably the animal I would be.

What do you do for self-care?

For self-care, I use a mindfulness app right before bed. I also find rock-climbing is one of the most mindful things I have ever done in my life. When you’re on the wall, you can’t think of anything else except where your hands and your feet go next.

What are your hobbies?

Rock-climbing, of course. I also enjoy long-distance running and writing. I really have a hodge-podge of hobbies.

Are you an early bird or a night owl?

I am absolutely a night owl. I am not good with mornings.

What is your favorite quote?

My favorite quote, although it feels kind of cliché as a therapist, is, “Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle.”

Connect with Our Team at Symmetry Counseling

When people connect with therapists who listen, care, and bring a thoughtful blend of approaches into each session, they gain space to grow in a supportive way. At Symmetry Counseling, we get this commitment into our individual counseling, in-person sessions, and online counseling services.

Our insurance-friendly approach, broad availability, and team of qualified clinicians help people access care without added barriers. If Laura feels like the right fit or you want to meet with a member of our counseling team, you can schedule an appointment or call us today.