
Laura Szyikowski
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC


Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $130
Payment Methods
American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- BCBS Massachussetts in V
- Chapman Boone
- Golden Rule
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Meritain Health
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- Oxford
- Quest Behavioral Health
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network

Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Virginia / 0701009393 Laura Szyikowski
- Attended SUNY Oswego, MS Counseling, Graduated 2005
- Licensed by State of Virginia / 0701009393
- Membership with American Counseling Association 6627211 / 2022
- Membership with SAIGE - Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- LGBTQ+
- ADHD
- Self Esteem
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Illness
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Lesbian
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Participants
Communities
Religion
Age
Participants
Communities
Religion
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Expressive Arts
- Family Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Groups
FIRE: Queer and questioning teen group

LGBTQIA+ teens meet weekly for 12 weeks to explore issues of navigating society while being marginalized and/or oppressed. These attendee's will work on developing identity, self-esteem, self-regulation, and developing assertive communication skills. This is an online group that will meet once a week for 75 minutes. This is a safe space for our trans and BIPOC community members. Diversity in all forms is celebrated. Group limited to 10 attendee's. See website for more information.
Expertise
Age
Session Cost
Location
Virtual
Staunton, VA 24401
Gather: Autism group

This group is for Aspie, AuDHD, ASD, or other neurodivergent folxs who are seeking to develop connections to others. All topics are welcome for discussion, including difficulty with developing social skills, connections to others in person, and to problem solve issues with independent living skill development. This is an online group that will meet once a week for 90 minutes a week. This is a safe space for our trans and BIPOC community members. Diversity in all forms is celebrated. Group limited to 10 attendee's and is virtual.
Expertise
Age
Session Cost
Location
Staunton, VA 24401
Uphold: Self-compassion group

This group is for adults who are working on developing self-esteem, self-compassion, and re-establishing expectations they have for themselves. This group will explore ways to strengthen a new outlook on engaging in their lives more fully, with their own values at the forefront, and developing self-love instead of criticism. This is an online group that will meet once a week for 90 minutes a week. This is a safe space for our trans and BIPOC community members. Diversity in all forms is celebrated. Group limited to 10 attendee's and is virtual.
Expertise
Age
Session Cost
Location
Virtual
Staunton, VA 24401
Location
Additional Location
Richmond, VA 23220
(540) 215-7326Nearby Areas
Neighborhoods
