About Laura

Serious about the work,
human about everything else.

I’m Laura Miller, LCPC, R-DMT. I specialize in helping women change the patterns of anxiety, OCD, overthinking, and self-doubt that can make even a very capable person stop trusting herself.

My approach is structured, practical, and evidence-based—but therapy with me is also very human. I’ll teach you what I know, tell you what I’m noticing, laugh with you when things get weird, and be honest with you when anxiety is trying to pull you back into the same old loop.

I’ve spent more than a decade working in mental health and have completed more than 500 hours of specialized training in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). My work also draws heavily from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), particularly around uncertainty, values, and learning to move forward without waiting to feel completely sure.

A Little About Me

I grew up in a small town in Central Illinois, where summer meant riding bikes until the streetlights came on and getting my driver’s license meant miles of cornfields, prairie, and open sky.

I eventually made my way to Chicago and fell in love with the neighborhoods, energy, art, and culture—although I’m still not entirely at peace with the Chicago tradition of winter “dibs.”

Chicagoland has been home ever since, but part of me will probably always belong to those wide-open skies.

Why I Created Unbound Counseling Services

Unbound grew out of my own experience of learning what it means to move toward something that scares you instead of waiting for the fear to disappear.

For me, one of the places I learned that most literally was in the air.

I’ve practiced aerial arts—silks and lyra—for years. Aerial requires strength and technique, but it also requires something harder to teach: the willingness to trust yourself enough to try something before you know exactly how it will go.

There’s a reason the idea of becoming unbound stayed with me.

It reflects much of what I believe about therapy, too. The goal isn’t to eliminate every uncomfortable thought, feeling, or uncertainty. It’s to help you become less controlled by them—and more able to choose what you want your life to look like.

Think we might be a good fit?
You don’t have to figure that out from an About page. We can spend 15 minutes talking about what’s going on and whether working together makes sense.