I am licensed in Colorado with 23 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress. anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma, and abuse. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and veterans issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
CO LPC LPC.0013077
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Laura is very insightful and open minded as a therapist, She will help you find the tools you need to do well in your life :)
Written on Feb 27, 2023 after therapy with Laura for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Laura helped me understand my situation. She listened and interacted. I continued to learn about myself. To observe my personal social environment. Very professional and enriching sessions.
Written on Dec 27, 2022 after therapy with Laura for 2 weeks on issues concerning trauma and abuse
Laura has been excellent. She is professional and provides me with the support, reinforcement, and understanding I value so much as I'm working to grow. It is amazing how completely she shows up in each session. I greatly look forward to our sessions and the insights offered by her expertise.
Written on Dec 21, 2022 after therapy with Laura for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and adhd