Laura Choate
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC
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9270 Siegen Lane, Suite 302, Baton Rouge, LA 70810
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If you are experiencing distress in your life and you are looking for professional assistance, I can help you create positive changes and build resilience for coping with life stresses. While my primary expertise is in the area of girls' and women's mental health, I can assist you with many issues including: * Depression and anxiety * Eating Disorders *Perfectionism * Self-esteem and identity issues * Grief and bereavement * Relationship and family conflict * Marriage and couples counseling * Work/family balance concerns * Self-injury * Sexual assault and trauma
I have worked as a professor of counselor education at LSU since 2000. I have authored 5 books: Depression in Women Across the Lifespan (2020); Swimming Upstream: Parenting Girls for Resilience (2016); Adolescent Girls in Distress: A Guide to Mental Health Treatment (2013); Eating Disorders and Obesity (edited, 2013); and Girls' and Women's Wellness (2008).
To learn more about my work, please also visit my blog Girls, Women, and Wellness on PsychologyToday.com. Please feel free to e-mail me with questions about the therapy process or about scheduling an appointment.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa
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Laura Choate
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Louisiana / 2156 Laura Choate
- Attended College of William and Mary, Graduated 1997
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Laura Choate
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Women's Issues
- Parenting
- Depression
Expertise
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Obesity
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Trauma and PTSD
- Weight Loss
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Laura Choate
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC
Client Focus
Age
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Adults
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Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
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Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Family Systems
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Trauma Focused
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Laura Choate
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC
Location
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9270 Siegen Lane
Suite 302
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
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Laura Choate
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC