Laura L.

Background

About Laura L.

I am an experienced clinical social work professional with genuine concern, empathy and compassion for the clients I serve, and a desire to affect positive change in their lives. Skilled and accomplished in counselling, assessment, facilitating therapeutic groups as well as wider issues such as developing services, policies and organizing the implementation of legislation. My approach to therapy is collaborative and strengths based. I support clients to identify and utilize their resources and encourage deeper self-compassion, self-awareness, and understanding of personal values to move toward their goals. I work toward intentionally creating a safe space for all clients; using a person-in-environment perspective taking full consideration of individuals’ unique identities and experiences. I am 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming, trauma-informed, and work to practice cultural safety and humility. I draw from an eclectic base of therapy modalities, including Person-Centred Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) as well as mindfulness-based interventions.