MEET LAURIE
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has spent my career working with diverse individuals, couples, and families in a wide variety of settings, including counseling centers, hospitals, and churches. I value and honor people in their uniqueness and welcome clients of all backgrounds; I appreciate opportunities to work with people across differences of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and more..
My training includes:
-Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (Christian Theological Seminary)
-Gottman Method Couples Therapy Training (Levels I and II)
-Taos Institute Workshop on Social Construction and Dialogical Practices
-Masters of Divinity (Pacific School of Religion)
I chose the field of Marriage and Family Therapy because it emphasizes our inherent innerconnectedness. I have a particular passion for postmodern methods of counseling, which embody respect for clients' innate resiliency, resourcefulness, and sense of meaning.
Prior to my training in counseling, I accompanied people in times of celebration as well as loss in my role as a congregational pastor. I carry with me an ability to integrate clients' beliefs and values in navigating their current problems and possibilities (and don't worry, I've left behind any desire to tell others how to think or live!).
Outside of my work with clients, I enjoy connecting with other therapists and making contributions to our larger field. I founded CanalScape Counseling Associates to create an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues I respect in an intentionally shared location and community. I recently had the honor of presenting a paper I authored on my work with clients considering divorce at the Taos Institute's 25th Anniversary Conference in Cancun, you can read my paper here. In addition, I served for three years on the Indiana Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Conference Committee.
I'm currently pursuing a long-held dream: writing my first book, a memoir chronicling a year of intense change in my own understanding of myself and my relationships. In examining and making sense of my own experiences of change, I'm finding new insights into the therapeutic process as well as aiming to share my insights with a wider audience in a creative way. I hope to bring it into the world by the end of 2020.
My training includes:
-Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (Christian Theological Seminary)
-Gottman Method Couples Therapy Training (Levels I and II)
-Taos Institute Workshop on Social Construction and Dialogical Practices
-Masters of Divinity (Pacific School of Religion)
I chose the field of Marriage and Family Therapy because it emphasizes our inherent innerconnectedness. I have a particular passion for postmodern methods of counseling, which embody respect for clients' innate resiliency, resourcefulness, and sense of meaning.
Prior to my training in counseling, I accompanied people in times of celebration as well as loss in my role as a congregational pastor. I carry with me an ability to integrate clients' beliefs and values in navigating their current problems and possibilities (and don't worry, I've left behind any desire to tell others how to think or live!).
Outside of my work with clients, I enjoy connecting with other therapists and making contributions to our larger field. I founded CanalScape Counseling Associates to create an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues I respect in an intentionally shared location and community. I recently had the honor of presenting a paper I authored on my work with clients considering divorce at the Taos Institute's 25th Anniversary Conference in Cancun, you can read my paper here. In addition, I served for three years on the Indiana Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Conference Committee.
I'm currently pursuing a long-held dream: writing my first book, a memoir chronicling a year of intense change in my own understanding of myself and my relationships. In examining and making sense of my own experiences of change, I'm finding new insights into the therapeutic process as well as aiming to share my insights with a wider audience in a creative way. I hope to bring it into the world by the end of 2020.
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