About Laura
"Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity." -- Pema Chodron
In my own journey, therapy provided a safe space to deepen self-understanding. It was a refuge. In the presence of a compassionate and accepting witness, profound healing and transformation became possible for me.
I love helping people (re)discover their inner wisdom and capabilities and live a life of choice and integrity.
I consider this work my calling and am committed to walking the walk. I work to wake up from my own biases and conditioning as a white cis-woman and a person with many unearned privileges through ongoing practices of meditation, writing and through my own therapy. I also learn so much from trainings that help me examine whiteness and how whiteness has informed and distorted my lens and development. I practice the very tools I will teach you in my own life and relationships. Physical movement is nourishing for me in many forms including walking, running, hiking, biking, and dancing.
I have spent most of my adult life committed to serving others and in becoming a therapist, I have found my most right role. Before starting my formal training as a mental health therapist, I spent over ten years providing services to teens and adults in a variety of social service settings including crisis centers, residential settings, low-income housing, and family planning clinics.
In 2009, I earned my Masters in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Seattle. In 2014, I became a certified Chemical Dependency Professional. Additionally, I have training in Lifespan Integration, Yoga Therapy, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention, EMDR, and in two body-based psychotherapies: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Somatic Experiencing. See my Approach page for more details about how I work. I continue to participate in trainings and consultation with other therapists to deepen my effectiveness and to be of maximum service to you.
I believe that individual psychotherapy is an important means for radical social change. In my office, we will explore not only how you have been impacted by your family and personal experiences; we will also explore your life in the context of institutional systems of oppression.
In my own journey, therapy provided a safe space to deepen self-understanding. It was a refuge. In the presence of a compassionate and accepting witness, profound healing and transformation became possible for me.
I love helping people (re)discover their inner wisdom and capabilities and live a life of choice and integrity.
I consider this work my calling and am committed to walking the walk. I work to wake up from my own biases and conditioning as a white cis-woman and a person with many unearned privileges through ongoing practices of meditation, writing and through my own therapy. I also learn so much from trainings that help me examine whiteness and how whiteness has informed and distorted my lens and development. I practice the very tools I will teach you in my own life and relationships. Physical movement is nourishing for me in many forms including walking, running, hiking, biking, and dancing.
I have spent most of my adult life committed to serving others and in becoming a therapist, I have found my most right role. Before starting my formal training as a mental health therapist, I spent over ten years providing services to teens and adults in a variety of social service settings including crisis centers, residential settings, low-income housing, and family planning clinics.
In 2009, I earned my Masters in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Seattle. In 2014, I became a certified Chemical Dependency Professional. Additionally, I have training in Lifespan Integration, Yoga Therapy, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention, EMDR, and in two body-based psychotherapies: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Somatic Experiencing. See my Approach page for more details about how I work. I continue to participate in trainings and consultation with other therapists to deepen my effectiveness and to be of maximum service to you.
I believe that individual psychotherapy is an important means for radical social change. In my office, we will explore not only how you have been impacted by your family and personal experiences; we will also explore your life in the context of institutional systems of oppression.