I travel the world finding new places to call home. I currently live in the UK. I grew up without a father and found him when I was 18 years old. He’s British. I am dual citizen. I was raised by a gypsy mother, and the thrill of home-less-ness lives in my blood. I crave the open road; I live for adventure. I have 3 daughters. My life has not been without intense struggle, none of our lives are, but that being said, I believe that life can feel like magic.
~Laurel
I began my graduate work in 2002. I imagined a path of International Social Work. I’ve travelled the world, and lived everywhere, and my dreams of working globally were big. However, an unintended pregnancy, single parenting, child custody battles, a second marriage, more children, and some family trauma resulting in the tragic death of my brother informed a very different life path for me. This new path involved a deep and still evolving process of working diligently to understand myself and the choices I’ve made in this lifetime. I needed to understand my patterns and belief systems that kept me cycling in and out of trauma. I was tired of relationship struggles and a stagnation that felt never-ending. I had to come to understand how I could make peace with the sudden unexpected changes life delivers and live a life of deep peace, deep knowing, and secure trust in myself, despite tragedy and encountering the unexpected. I came to this place via my own personal growth journey and that ultimately is what guided me to what I offer my clients now, Sacred Conversation. Sacred Conversation is when we intentionally chose to come together in a moment of our life to converse openly about where we are not functioning well. It’s an opening of ourselves to another. To be witnessed, and held, and honored, listened to and loved.
I work privately with clients and weave together the fields of coaching and psychotherapy. I am dedicated to the process of helping others find peace amongst the rubble and rebuild one intentional brick at a time. I want others to understand that we are all driven by our unconscious drivers and understanding this is where the power to affect change in our lives happens. We are all connected to something greater than us, and it is in this remembering that often what ails us most is soothed and comforted.
In addition to being a Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist; I am certified as a Parent Coach; Certified as a Health Coach; Certified in PACT as a Couples Therapist; Certified as a level II EMDR Therapist; Certified as a Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner. Currently training in Human Design. I study esoterica, spiritual science, astrology, tarot, and spend a great deal of time in meditation and yoga practice.
My work is not traditional psychotherapy and it’s not prescriptive coaching. It’s creative, it’s an art form. When I work with clients, I see a human being and whole person. I treat the person, not the problem. I don’t see problems, I see unlimited potential.
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