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NYU PROFESSOR

CLINICAL APPROACH

Laura is a collaborative, validating, and attuned therapist. She believes the therapeutic relationship can be both healing and empowering. She uses a trauma-informed, client centered, and strengths based approach to help each client best reach their goals. Together with you, Laura helps create a warm, safe, and genuine space that each client can use to gain self-awareness and feel championed. She strives to meet the client where they are, and help guide them to where they want to be. She believes that through understanding and exploring how each client got to where they are now, they can more holistically heal. She also feels it is essential to help the client identify any barriers that may stand in their way. 

Throughout this process, Laura places great importance on understanding the impact of a person’s identity, culture, and environment to best support them. Through collaboration, creativity, and humor, Laura helps client’s build clarity, insight, and self-compassion.

In session, Laura is known to be a fierce advocate for her clients and their needs. 

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE & TRAINING

Laura received her Masters in Counseling from Mental Health and Wellness from NYU. She was trained in person-centered and relational therapy. She works from a trauma-informed framework using a strengths based approach.  

She has spent over a decade working with clients struggling with trauma, trauma responses, anxiety, depression, grief, as well as various interpersonal, relational, and familial concerns. She also has extensive experience working with women in the Jewish community. 

Laura often utilizes motivational interviewing, AEDP, and IFS techniques in her work with clients. She has additional training in grief and bereavement counseling and fertility counseling. 

ON WEEKENDS

Laura can be found dining with friends and family and playing Mahjongg. She also enjoys taking various group fitness classes for her own self care!