01 · Who Henry works with

Henry works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and trauma and abuse

Henry lists 5 specialisms and 26 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Henry chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Henry's own words

What Henry says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hello, and welcome. My name is Henry Laboranti, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with experience helping individuals navigate life’s challenges with compassion, understanding, and practical support. I believe that seeking help is a sign of strength, and my goal is to provide a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can feel heard, supported, and empowered. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship concerns, life transitions, trauma, or simply feeling stuck, I will work alongside you to identify your strengths and develop strategies that help you move toward the life you want. I take a warm, down-to-earth approach and strive to build a genuine therapeutic relationship where you feel comfortable being yourself. I look forward to walking with you on your journey toward healing, growth, and positive change.

Experience: I bring nearly 20 years of experience in education, mental health, and human services, with a career centered on helping people navigate difficult circumstances, meaningful life changes, and the challenges that can sometimes feel overwhelming.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified Trauma Professional (CTP), I have experience working with adults, adolescents, families, and individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds. My work has included supporting people experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship and family difficulties, parenting concerns, stress, grief, low self-esteem, major life transitions, and other emotional and behavioral challenges.

My professional experience extends across several settings, including private practice, schools, community-based services, and work with individuals involved in the legal and criminal justice systems. These experiences have taught me that no two people, families, or situations are exactly alike. I believe effective therapy begins with understanding the person behind the problem rather than simply focusing on a diagnosis or a list of symptoms.

My approach is humanistic, strengths-based, and trauma-informed. I strive to create a space where clients can speak openly without feeling judged, pressured, or defined by their past. I believe therapy should feel like a genuine conversation with someone who is listening carefully, while also providing practical strategies, honest feedback, and professional guidance when it is needed.

Most importantly, I recognize that reaching out for counseling is not always easy. You do not need to have everything figured out before beginning therapy. We can start with where you are, identify where you would like things to be different, and work together toward meaningful and realistic change.

Henry Laboranti, on the BetterHelp listing · read 6 Nov 2026

03 · How Henry works

The 8 approaches Henry lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Henry lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Henry's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Henry runs a session.

Acceptance and Commitment TherapyACT

Rather than trying to argue a painful thought away, ACT works on loosening its grip and getting on with what matters to you anyway. Sessions spend real time naming your values, then building action around them while difficult feelings are still present.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Works on the assumption that current patterns - in relationships, at work, in how you treat yourself - have a history, and that seeing the history loosens the pattern. Less structured than CBT, usually longer, and more interested in what comes up unbidden than in a weekly agenda.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

Also listed

• Systemic Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Henry practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Henry's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Henry at this point.

2. Naming Henry specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Henry is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Henry.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Henry

Built from what Henry actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Henry's - Henry has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

Pennsylvania

Licence

PA LCSW CW025400

Licence number

CW025400

Licence expires

28 Feb 2027

NPI

1467060269

Years in practice

8

Gender

Male

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

20 Aug 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Henry's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 6 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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