Practitioner record · Checked 6 Nov 2026
Laura Janov has been in practice 14 years and is licensed in Pennsylvania. Laura lists LGBT, trauma and abuse and coping with life changes on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Laura's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Laura works with
Laura lists 3 specialisms. Specialisms are the subjects Laura chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Laura's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
Hi! I have experience working with all ages. I have 14 years of clinical experience. I integrate my training and skills so you will feel seen, heard and understood. Patterns we have established in our thinking, feeling, and ways of interacting with ourselves and others often serve to protect us. They're often ways we've learned to survive. It's with this perspective we can find a road map to healing as you understand why you think, act and feel the way you do and how to change it. Don't hesitate to support your mental health, growth and transformation. It's an honor to have your story shared with me! specialties below!
Trained in Sand Tray Therapy, EFIT (emotionally focused individual therapy) as well as EFT for couples. Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR client centered approach & LGBTQ + safe If you are ready to understand yourself or your child in ways you've likely never experienced before - reach out and start your journey. My training is designed just for this and is empirically based in attachment and neuroscience
Other areas of clinical experience:
ADHD Anger Management Anxiety Behavioral Issues Child Coping Skills Depression Family Conflict Grief Life Coaching Life Transitions Mood Disorders Peer Relationships Relationship Issues School Issues Self Esteem Self-Harming Spirituality Stress Trauma and PTSD
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Compassion Focused EMDR Emotionally Focused EFT/EFIT Experiential Therapy Internal Family Systems (IFS) Sand Tray therapy (virtually)
Laura Janov, on the BetterHelp listing · read 6 Nov 2026
03 · What happens next
Laura 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 Laura's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
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 Laura at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Laura 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 Laura.
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.
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.
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.
04 · Before you commit
Built from what Laura actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Laura's - Laura has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.
“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.
05 · Practical details
06 · Provenance
Laura'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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