With over 17 years of experience as a mental health professional, Laura is experienced in working with individuals, couples, families and adolescents in a variety of treatment settings.  Laura is a licensed counselor in both Florida (LMHC) and Illinois (LCPC), with additional training in mindfulness, DBT and trauma based approaches such as EMDR.  Laura’s eclectic and holistic approach to therapy includes Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Existential/Humanistic and Narrative therapeutic modalities.  Areas of clinical experience include addiction, anxiety, codependency, communication skills, coping skills, depression/mood disorders, grief, life-transitions, self-harm, suicidal ideations, self-esteem/self-confidence, trauma/abuse and work place challenges. 

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Seeking help can be one of the most rewarding decisions you can make.  Laura believes it is your challenges that help you to facilitate change, and through that change, you come closer to your most authentic self.  Laura believes in partnering with you during the course of therapy, as she believes building trust and rapport is essential to the therapeutic process.  Developing treatment goals with you, while on your journey of self-discovery is a collaborative effort.