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Laura Lynn Neimark-Gizara

Laura Lynn Neimark-Gizara

(she/her/hers)

LCSW
18 years of experience
Open-minded
Solution oriented
Intelligent
Virtual

I work with Brainspotting mainly as a modality of healing. My work is IFS informed and I draw upon many different therapeutic techniques and models such as EMDR. I also work with EFT, Mindfulness and Family Constellations. I have experience in community mental health, medical social work, domestic violence/women’s issues, Hospice social work and sexual assault/crises. I have degrees in nutrition and education, I am in Yoga teacher training, and have a Master's Degree in Social Work. I am spiritual and Reiki trained. I live with my partner of 10 years and our four furry children. I live in Lake Tahoe. I have lived in Oregon and Hawaii. I am born and raised in Southern California.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I work with clients to heal old wounds, I work with clients who come to me explaining that they have depression, anxiety, OCD, relationship issues, parenting issues, stress, work stress, ADHD, sadness, low self-esteem and panic.

About Laura Lynn Neimark-Gizara

Identifies as

Specializes in

AnxietyDepressionGriefADHDCareer CounselingSelf EsteemSpirituality

Appointments

Virtual

My treatment methods

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Internal Family Systems informed, many years of training and experience; also utilize Brainspotting, CBT, EMDR and other types of therapies.

Brainspotting

certified, many trainings, I use a pointer or clients may prefer gaze spotting to find an eye position that the client focuses on to process unprocessed traumatic memories. It involves subcortical processing via the optic nerve.

EMDR

certified, I use the evidenced based flash technique and EMDR to processed unprocessed traumatic memories in order to reduce trigered responses and reactivity based on earlier traumatic memories.

Solution Focused Brief Treatment

certified, many trainings and consultation, coaching on current issues and future goal planning for careers and other goals.