About Laurie

BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

My own path of healing and transformation has greatly influenced who I am as a psychotherapist. My father died when I was young and the experience profoundly changed my life. Later on, as a young adult, I experienced an intense health crisis that led me to question the deeper nature of reality. These two pivotal experiences were doorways to uncovering my life’s greater purpose.

I have practiced as a psychotherapist for over 20 years throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and received my MS in Counseling from Dominican University, and BA in Psychology from the University of Colorado with a minor in Peace & Conflict Studies. 

In addition to my private practice, I worked for ten years in a hospice setting as a clinician and supervisor. I also have extensive experience working with kids, teens, and young adults in schools and community mental health.

I am fluent in Spanish, and I have travelled extensively.

In 2023, I moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to rural upstate New York to live more simply and in greater congruence with my deepest values.

See my LinkedIn profile for more details.
 

THERAPEUTIC STYLE

My therapeutic style is influenced by my extensive training and practice in these areas:

• Somatics (body-oriented psychotherapy)

• AEDP (an experiential, attachment-based model)

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

• Hospice Work

• Intuitive Studies

• Yoga & Ayurveda

• Non-Violent Communication

• Biofeedback

• Eastern & Judeo Christian-based Spirituality