LCSW, 8 years of experience
Hi there, I'm Laura. Are you looking for a place to reflect and regroup in this ever-changing world? Do you often feel overwhelmed with responsibility, shame, or guilt that you aren't doing enough? Are you aiming to bring more peace and understanding into your life? I help adults address the difficulties and complexities of life by drawing from your own inherent strengths to help you integrate practical and manageable strategies to cope and work towards personal healing and growth. I believe in an individualized approach to therapy, utilizing a variety of modalities to address issues as a direct impact on the whole system - mind, body, and spirit. Taking the step towards therapy is so incredibly brave, and I warmly invite you to reach out to learn more. In our sessions together, I will listen with compassion and help you work through what your are facing - You don't have to do everything on your own. I look forward to meeting with you soon!
Clients can expect to go over completed questionnaires and their symptom presentation that is currently impacting their life in initial session(s). We will go over any short and long-term goals the client has for therapy, and/or begin to parse out goals that may be unclear. We will collaborate and focus on what is important to you in this phase of your life.
My biggest strength is drawing from -your- strengths to help you make positive movement in your life. I am inspired by the people I am honored to work with, and seek to create a space of safety and growth as we collaborate.
anxiety, depression, phase of life changes, LGBTQ+ issues, struggles with work, relationship concerns, grief, loss, job loss, family conflict
CBT is the intersection of thoughts, feelings, and behavior, and allows us to use a structural process for addressing areas of concern
DBT allows us to focus on building skills in the areas of emotion regulation, mindfulness practice, social skills and communication, and managing distressing situations and emotions.
Helping those who need assistance staying in the present, focusing on body sensations, feeling states, and calm and nonjudgmental repetition of practices
Focusing on utilizing an individual's inherent strengths to build resilience and create positive self-regard and enact positive change in one's life