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Get to Know Me
"I feel honored to walk alongside you as you embark on this journey of finding yourself.
As your therapist, it is a privilege to join you in your pain and help you create meaning from your darkest places. "
Therapy with Laurel
I am passionate about helping individuals and couples heal from past hurts, discover new parts of themselves, and connect with their innate desire for secure connection.
I work with you to shape your therapeutic experience around your goals. Together, we will focus on what holds the utmost importance to you.
My hope for you is to have a reparative experience that reflects back your strengths and resiliences, empowering you to embrace your authentic self and experience genuine connection with others.
Style & Approach
I strive to create a warm, collaborative, and thought-provoking environment that invites slowing down and deeply listening to the body.
At the core of my philosophy is that all emotions carry wisdom—our feelings provide vital information that seek to communicate something important. I have never met an emotion that didn't make sense in the context of someone's history and experiences.
My mission is to help you befriend your emotions and shift into healthier relational patterns.​
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By slowing down and connecting to our inner worlds—our emotions thoughts, and sensations—our reactive emotions no longer have to dictate our behavior. We can learn how to identify and express our needs, and begin showing up differently in the world.
Education & Training
I earned my Master of Social Work from York University in Toronto, Canada, and I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
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I am a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist through ICEEFT and also trained in Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy. My work is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which supports individuals and couples in deepening their emotional connection to themselves and to each other.
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I am also certified in the Integrative Trauma Program through the National Institute for the Psychotherapies and trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which allows me to support clients in processing trauma in a paced and supportive manner.