Though she does not qualify as a psychotherapist either legally or by custom, this does not necessarily prove that Dr. Laura's advice is worthless. So it's only fair to ask whether Dr Laura's psychological advice has any merit. That depends on the advice. You can change if you want to. The demand for individuals to stop playing victim and blaming others for their plight is recognized by many psychologists as desirable.
Research shows that cognitive therapy is the single best treatment for depression, for example.
Dr. Laura vs. the Research More serious than Dr. Laura's name-calling and fudging about her credentials is her willingness to play fast and loose with research. Increasingly, her on-air time is spent on parenting. Much of what she says is both out of sync with social science research and pernicious as well. If You Can't Raise Them, she continues her shrill attacks on abortion, birth control, feminism, and, most especially, single mothers and mothers who work outside the home. On air, she has backed up her rants by citing studies from Gary Bauer's ultra-conservative Family Research Council.