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Laura Shely

Laura Shely

LMFT
12 years of experience
Empowering
Warm
Virtual

Hello! I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. (You don't have to be married to see me. That's just what the license is called!) I have an MA in Family Therapy which means I am passionate about seeing people as part of the system in which they live, love and work in. I see couples, families and individuals who are struggling to feel connected, cared for and appreciated in their relationships.

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

The first session will provide time for brief introductions, your reasons for coming to therapy and your hopes and how I might be able to help you. We will discuss some expectations for therapy and start to develop some goals and plans for future sessions and I'll answer any questions you may have.

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

I have helped couples/families create greater connection by recognizing their differences, external stressors, and emotional sensitivities which when not understood can lead to conflict and miscommunication.

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My treatment methods

Couples Counseling

As a Licensed Couples and Family Therapist, I help couples create the meaningful connections that they crave by helping them feel heard and appreciated for who they are. When we don't feel connected to our partner, we can have deep seated feelings of rejection and abandonment which can tear us apart and instead we want to use our feelings to draw us toward each other to create stronger connections.

Family Therapy

Families comes in all shapes, sizes, ages, colors and configurations and are as diverse as is our society today and the problems they face our just as diverse. Whether you are a family with small children or adult children with elderly parents, family therapists are trained to help navigate life's transitions and teach effective strategies to provide healthy and nurturing environments for all stages of human growth and development.

Attachment-based

As an attachment theory-based clinician, I believe we all crave connection to other human beings. When we don't feel heard or understood by those around us, we can have feelings of abandonment, rejection or even being unworthy of love. Trauma of all types at any time in our life can amplify these feelings of being unable to trust those we wish to be closest to. Using an attachment-based focused works on bringing helping people move towards each in good and difficult times.