Laura Gold, MSW, LCSW,
About Laura Gold (She/Her)
Laura Gold helps teens, adults, and older adults navigate life’s challenges with compassion, practical support, and evidence-based care. Serving patients throughout Missouri at LifeStance Health, she creates a welcoming and collaborative environment where individuals, couples, and families can work toward meaningful and lasting change. Laura provides therapy for a wide range of mental health concerns and is dedicated to helping clients build resilience, strengthen relationships, and improve overall emotional well-being.
Her clinical interests include anxiety, depression, and PTSD/trauma, with additional experience supporting individuals facing ADHD, grief, life transitions, and other emotional and behavioral concerns. Laura offers individual, couples, family, and group therapy, tailoring treatment to each person’s unique goals and circumstances. Her approach emphasizes helping clients gain insight, develop coping strategies, and move forward with greater confidence.
Laura utilizes evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She also offers psychological testing as part of her comprehensive approach to care. In addition to these areas of expertise, she provides support for a variety of other mental health needs, ensuring that treatment is personalized and responsive to each client’s situation.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Laura earned her education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Central Missouri. Her clinical style combines warmth, authenticity, and a strong commitment to helping clients achieve lasting growth and improved quality of life.
Outside of her professional work, Laura enjoys West Coast Swing dancing, spending time with her two children, hiking, camping, connecting with nature, and exploring Reiki practices. These interests help support her belief in the importance of balance, wellness, and personal growth.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 6-75+
- Family Therapy: All Ages
- Couples Therapy: Ages 18-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Grief & loss
- Sexual trauma
- Trauma & PTSD
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Autism spectrum & neurodivergence
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood ADHD, attention or focus issues
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Dementia & memory concerns
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Emotional abuse
- End-of-life challenges
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity & mental health
- General relationship issues
- Hair pulling & skin picking
- Intellectual disability (living independently)
- Intense mood changes
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Mental health related to pregnancy & reproductive health
- Mental health support for chronic pain
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Race, culture & mental health
- Religion, spirituality & mental health
- Retirement
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Stress related to discrimination & social injustice
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Aging
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Caregiving
- Childhood ADHD, attention or focus issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Emotional abuse
- End-of-life challenges
- Family conflict
- Gender identity & mental health
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Mental health support for chronic pain
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Parenting
- Phobias
- Premarital counseling
- Race, culture & mental health
- Religion, spirituality & mental health
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sexual trauma
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Trauma & PTSD
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- Ability status
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression/feeling down
- General relationship issues
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Mental health support for chronic pain
- Military, veteran, and first responder mental health
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic attacks
- Premarital counseling
- Self-esteem
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Social skills & communication
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
Therapy Types
- ACT Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
- Faith Based Therapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic Therapy
- IFS Therapy (Internal Family Systems)
- Integrative & Holistic Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Parenting Support
- Play Therapy
- Psychoanalysis
- Social Skills Training
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Curative
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
Languages
- English
Education
- University of Missouri-Kansas City
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Questions About
Laura Gold
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Laura Gold. You can also call 636-477-8290 to have someone assist you.
Laura Gold generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 636-477-8290 to find out Laura Gold's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Laura Gold:
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Curative
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 636-477-8290 to see how we can help.
Laura Gold is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Laura Gold works at:
Yes, Laura Gold does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Laura Gold is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: