About Laura

Holistic & evidence-informed therapy for people who think & feel deeply.

Part of decolonizing mental health care is making space for the whole person, including mind, body, culture, and spirit. My work is grounded in science, while also respecting that not every source of healing, wisdom or self-understanding fits neatly within a traditional framework.

My approach is IFS-informed, transpersonal, feminist and brings together nature therapy, practical support with integrative psychology.

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Where science meets soul.

I didn't set out to become an unconventional therapist. I simply set out to become a good one.

I’m a Registered Counselling Therapist with a Master’s in Counselling Psychology from McGill University and 9 years of counselling experience. My foundation is traditional, evidence-informed psychotherapy. I’ve trained in approaches including ACT, mindfulness-based therapy, EFT “tapping” (I’m trained with ACEP), career psychology, nature-informed therapy, and IFS parts work.

Over time, I became increasingly interested in what conventional therapy can sometimes leave out: meaning, intuition, symbolism, creativity, the body, and questions of purpose.

My work now brings those worlds together. I draw from established psychological approaches alongside integrative & transpersonal psychology, somatic work, ecotherapy, and active imagination (Jungian guided imagery).

You don’t need to be spiritual or “witchy” to work with me. The work is guided by your values, beliefs, and what feels useful to you..

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What I Believe

Healing is not one-size-fits-all.
You are a whole person, not a problem to fix. I work from a biopsychosocial-spiritual understanding of wellbeing and adapt therapy to the person in front of me.

Therapy should involve more than insight.
Talking and understanding matter, but change also happens through practice, experience, relationships, the body, and trying something different between sessions (ie. homework, reflective exercises, an article to read, noticing).

You don’t have to leave the “woo” at the door.
If spirituality, ritual, tarot, meditation, astrology, nature connection, clairvoyance, or other alternative practices are meaningful to you, we can talk about them without judgment. You never have to hide those interests to work with me.

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My Training & Experience

Professional Training & Education

  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, McGill University (2018)

  • Bachelor of Arts in Communications, Minor in Psychology, Concordia University (2008)

  • Mindfulness-Based Therapy training, integrated through:

    • Supervision at McGill University

    • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training

    • Vipassana & Buddhist meditation practice

  • Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/"Tapping"), training through Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP)

  • Certified in Spiritually-Informed Psychotherapy, trained at the Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute (NY).

  • Career Psychology training, under clinical supervision at McGill University + Holistic Narrative Clarification Professional certification (OneLife Tools training)

  • Introductory training in Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Art Therapy foundational training at Metàfora Art Therapy School

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), training by Dr. Russ Harris

  • Clinical Use of Tarot, from a Jungian, expressive arts and image-based projective technique approach, training with psychotherapist Dreya Blume

  • Certified in Nature-Informed Therapy, Centre for Nature-Informed Therapy (in Maryland, USA)

  • Wilderness First Aid, Red Cross

  • 2LGBTQI Inclusion for Mental Health Professionals training, EGALE

  • Ongoing training & peer group consultations with Dr. Tina Vitolo’s Black Sheep Therapist community

  • Other frameworks that influence my approach and that I’ve adopted through self-study & research, microcredentials, or professional consultation:

    • Integrative Therapy & Person-Centered

    • Rogerian & Humanistic Therapy

    • Transpersonal Psychology

    • Strength-Based/ Positive Psychology

    • Narrative Therapy

    • Somatic work

    • Jungian psychology

Areas of Specialization

  • Career Psychology

  • Counselling Psychology

  • EFT Tapping

  • Image-Based Projective Techniques + Jungian Guided Imagery (using Tarot & Art)

  • Burnout Prevention & Recovery

  • Nature-Informed Therapy / Ecotherapy

  • Mindfulness-Based Therapies

  • Integrative Therapy

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