My name is Laurel; I’m a therapist, human, and mama.

As a therapist, I’m interested in what’s underneath the things we struggle with, not just how to make them go away. We’ll get curious about how your patterns developed, what they’ve helped you survive or protect yourself from, and what might be possible when you no longer need them in quite the same way.

My work is depth-oriented and relational, which is therapist-speak for: we’re interested in more than just understanding why you are the way you are. We’re also paying attention to what happens between us, what shows up in real time, and how you might begin to experience yourself and your relationships differently.

I’m warm, curious, active, and genuinely myself in the room. I’ll ask questions, notice patterns, challenge you when it’s useful, and probably laugh with you along the way.

I draw from attachment theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), psychodynamic/depth therapy, and relational approaches, but I’m much more interested in what’s useful to you than in fitting you into a particular framework.

As a human, I started my own therapeutic journey at 15. I know what it’s like to sit on the other side of the room—to want to understand yourself better, to feel stuck in patterns you can see but can’t quite change, and to learn that self-compassion is an ongoing practice.

As a mama, I’m reminded constantly that being human asks us to tolerate a whole lot of uncertainty. For me, motherhood has been an ongoing practice in accepting what is, loosening my grip on what I can’t control, and trying to stay present for the life that’s actually happening.