Laurie graduated from Bethany University, Santa Cruz, California with a Bachelor of Arts in Addiction Studies and Social Sciences. She went on to earn her Master’s in Education from the University of Oklahoma. She has been a Licensed Professional Counselor for the past eight years and is currently under supervision for her License in Drug and Alcohol Counseling. Laurie has experience working in a variety of settings including drug and alcohol treatment, therapeutic foster care/outpatient therapy and also in a psychiatric inpatient setting working with children, adolescents and their families.

Laurie takes an integrative approach to counseling with clients of all ages.

Methods and approaches include but are not limited to: Client Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Play/Interactive Therapy with children, Parent Child Interaction Therapy as well as the incorporation of the Twelve Steps with regard to recovery from addiction.

It is Laurie’s view that counseling can be a pathway for growth and healing. It is an opportunity for an individual to explore his or her own thoughts and feelings in a safe environment. Overall, it is Laurie’s desire as a therapist to treat each person, each child as a unique individual, worthy of unconditional acceptance, to come alongside, challenge and encourage clients to find mental, emotional and spiritual healing.

 

Transforming Life Counseling Center

16301 Sonoma Park Drive
Edmond, OK 73013 

405-246-5433 or

405-641-3549 for appointment

Mon - Fri: 8AM - 8PM

Sat: 10AM - 3PM

Sun: Closed

Individual Therapy

Family Therapy

Parent Child Interaction Therapy

Children/Adolescent Issues Addressed:                     

Anger

Aggression

Depression

Anxiety

Physical/Sexual Abuse

Trauma

ADHD

Self Esteem

Social Skills

Foster Care Issues

Adoption Issues

Divorce