I’m Laura, a psychotherapist, researcher, and Clinical Director of a trauma- and PTSD-focused refugee mental health program in Brooklyn. My work is grounded in the belief that therapy is about more than reducing symptoms. It’s also about restoring agency, connection, meaning, and a more trustworthy relationship with yourself.

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I work with adults, couples, and families navigating trauma, grief, caregiving, illness, identity change, controlling relationships or high-control systems, and major life transitions. I’m especially drawn to family therapy and to helping people understand the roles, patterns, conflicts, and inherited stories that shape their relationships and sense of belonging.

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My style is warm, direct, thoughtful, and engaged, with room for humor, creativity, challenge, and imagination. I may be a good fit for you if you want to better understand yourself, strengthen your relationships, and begin changing patterns that no longer serve you.

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My work is LGBTQIA+ affirming, culturally responsive, and grounded in genuine relationship. I draw from trauma therapy, narrative therapy, depth psychology, psychodynamic therapy, and family systems thinking, but I don’t follow a script or approach everyone in the same way. Instead, I use these perspectives to explore the patterns, conflicts, defenses, desires, roles, and experiences that may have been difficult to recognize or put into words. 

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Let’s start with a consultation, get to know each other, and see whether working together feels like a good fit.