The path of healing does not have to be walked alone.
Online therapy for individuals or couples, in the comfort of your own environment.
Welcome.
I’m Laura. I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in Vancouver, British Columbia.
I’m a human first and therapist second.
As a therapist and fellow wanderer of life, I have come to understand the complexities that come with living. Rather than run from these complexities, or try to “quick fix” them like I used to (which never brought lasting change), I’ve learned that fully understanding, exploring, embracing, and redefining them holds the key to healing — thus, allowing us to live a life of greater connectedness and deeper meaning.
I believe that we don’t heal in isolation, but in the presence of others who fully understand us.
Sitting with my clients’ most vulnerable selves has allowed me to appreciate that our experiences are primarily defined by our relationships: to ourselves, to the ones we are in partnership with, to our loved ones, and to the world around us. Thus, when adversity or circumstances cause us to lose connection to any one of those relationships, we might find ourselves feeling lost, disconnected, engulfed by emotions, numb, or isolated.
Therapy can be a powerful space for us to have our experiences deeply understood and heard, and to explore parts of our stories that have once felt too heavy or difficult to look at. When we are able to do this in a safe, connective, and nonjudgmental environment, we can begin to reconnect and heal our fractured relationships: with ourselves, with the ones we are in partnership with, with our loved ones, and with the world around us.
My aim with my clients is to walk alongside them in exploring and redefining their individual or relational stories in an embodied way, so they can move forward in their lives with greater ease, connection, grounding, and clarity.
In our sessions together, you can show up exactly how you are: afraid, heartbroken, confused, wounded, enraged, curious, lonely, anxious, hopeful, excited, uncertain… It is my privilege to meet you wherever you are in the moment with compassion, safety, trust, and understanding, while acting as a mirror so you can look deeper within yourself, and step out of your comfort zone – when you feel ready.
Specialties
Childhood, family & intergenerational trauma resolution
Depression & experiences of disconnection or shame
Racial & cultural identity challenges
Attachment & relational issues
Personal growth & development
Self identity & self esteem
Trauma & PTSD
Relationship issues
Life transitions & changes
Anxiety
Mind-body connection
Approaches
Trauma-informed practices
Mindfulness-based therapies
Person-centered approaches
Internal Family Systems Therapy
Somatic (body-based) practices
Eye Moment Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
Psychodynamic therapy
Relational therapy
Attachment-based therapy
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT)
Emotion-focused family therapy (EFFT)
Dialectical behaviour therapy
Culturally sensitive, anti-oppressive practices
Inner child work
Emotion-focused couples therapy
