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Solo practitioner in California specializing in trauma, grief & loss and anxiety. I work primarily with adults. I have been doing Brainspotting since 2012 and was certified in 2014. I have taken BSP 1, 2, 3, 4, Masters course, Expansion, From Freeze to Thaw and Crocodile set up trainings. Presently I’m a consultant and help regularly with online trainings.
Dr. Laughlin is a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice office, Abounding Heart Counseling, PLLC, in Lone Tree, Colorado. She graduated magna cum laude at San Francisco State University in 1994 and was awarded membership in the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society in 1995. She received her Masters of Science degree in Child and Family Studies in 1996 from Syracuse University. She then obtained her Masters of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology in 1998 and her Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in 2001 from Alliant International University’s California School of Professional Psychology – Fresno Campus.
With over 20 years of experience working with adults (ages 20 -100+) in community mental health and skilled nursing facilities, Dr. Laughlin enjoys helping her clients make a life worth living. Through the collaborative process, together they work to produce positive change from the inside out, in both individual and group counseling sessions. Her greatest joy is working with clients using a Christ-Centered approach, but all people, regardless of their beliefs, are warmly welcomed and treated.
I assist individuals with a variety of concerns including self esteem, anxiety, depression. I enjoy using different modalities including brainspotting and cognitive behavioral therapy. I enjoy getting to know clients and allowing them to tell their stories in a safe space. I believe everyone has the resources within themselves to heal, just sometimes need assisting finding those resources. I am located in the Southwest Denver off Wadsworth Blvd and Yale Ave.
Laura specializes in working with parents struggling with a child’s substance misuse. She brings her unique blend of experience and education in substance abuse counseling, parent coaching, and trauma therapy to help her clients navigate through challenging times. Many clients find Brainspotting useful to heal the trauma experienced through these events, or to examine their own emotional and behavioral responses impacting their family patterns. Laura also is trained in the evidence-based program Community Reinforcement and Family Training (C.R.A.F.T.), and works with parents in groups and individually to apply these skills to reduce/eliminate their child’s substance use, repair family relationships, and improve their own functioning.
At RISE we believe struggle is common to the human experience and often necessary for growth and change. We understand that embracing struggle can be scary, but with the right support transformation can occur. True wellness is experienced through body, mind, and spirit and we address each of these aspects in our work together. In addition to traditional talk therapy, we incorporate the wisdom of the body through brainspotting.
Times of growth in life can be difficult and may be accompanied by challenging thoughts, emotions and behaviors that leave you feeling dis-empowered and stuck. Working with a therapist can help turn life’s challenges into milestone moments of opportunity, strength and purpose. I will support you as you courageously reclaim your power, authenticity, and an overall sense of well-being. Incorporating Brainspotting into this process helps you become “unstuck” quickly and free to move forward.
My practice is directed toward healing the effects of trauma, as well as mood disorders and relationship issues. I use a variety of modalities with an emphasis on Brainspotting and EMDR.
I opened my private practice following my retirement from public education. I currently work primarily with adolescents, but also see other populations as well. In addition to my experience in the school setting, I also have a great deal of experience working with military impacted families. I love helping individuals get “unstuck” and move toward a more joyful life journey. I have just started using Brianspotting in my practice and have found it to be incredibly successful.
Eclectic practitioner that works with your innate wisdom to enliven your best self.
Welcome!
I am a Brainspotting Consultant with over forty years experience as a psychotherapist. I also offer EMDR, Hypnotherapy and Meditation oriented approaches to healing.
In my forty plus years as a psychotherapist, I’ve supported thousands of people in finding what they’ve been longing for – whether it be freedom from stuck patterns that lead to suffering, like anxiety, depression and stress – or connecting with a deep spiritual well being – or bringing forth the unique gifts and strengths they’ve come to share with the world.
What Can You Expect from a Session?
You can bring whatever you’d like help with into a session. It’s possible to experience a remarkable shift regarding whatever is ‘up’ for you — whether that be past or present triggers or traumas; energetic or emotional blocks you’ve been anxious to clear; old habits you’ve had difficulty changing; positive strengths you want to enhance; spiritual longings you yearn to bring to fruition; performance skills you’d love to develop, etc.
During the session, I will help you to get to the heart, or root, of the challenge you’re dealing with and to make the changes you’re longing for. After the session, there’s often a feeling of relief, lightness and renewed confidence and energy, as old patterns dissolve and exciting, new possibilities open up. It can be surprising to see how naturally and spontaneously you move towards healing.
What enables all this to happen? In part, it is the cutting edge therapeutic tools such as Brainspottting, that I am highly trained in, which help us to quickly and effectively access the core of an issue and release it. But, equally important, is the depth of insight, clarity and intuitive resonance that I bring to my relationships with my clients. My attuned, empathic presence has developed from forty plus years of experience as a therapist, meditator and meditation teacher, as well as through my own life challenges, personal healing work, and ongoing spiritual quest.
My style is heartful, compassionate, down to earth and perceptive – sprinkled with a little humor. When sitting with a client, I see ‘myself’ in them, and can feel what it’s like to be in your shoes. I’m then able to clearly sense exactly what is the most effective way to support you, in each moment, in the healing and changes you’re longing for.
I am offering Brainspotting therapy sessions through a confidential online Video Conferencing service. I have found this format to be very personal and intimate and very conducive to Brainspotting!
Please feel free to call me for a free initial consult.
(I accept BCBS and Anthem insurance)
I use a warm, interactive approach to empower my clients to become who they want to be. As part of my practice, I help adults and seniors with depression, anxiety, and addictions. I also help parents manage their parenting challenges with therapeutic parent coaching focusing on the themes of Respect, Empathy, Appreciation, and Love (REAL Parenting®).
After completing the Brainspotting and Addiction training in 2018, I have been successfully using the Crocodile protocol for chronic relapse. I’m excited to add this to my practice.