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Laura McLaughlin
Master’s in Counselling Psychology Practicum Student
Accepting New Clients
St Albert- Virtual and In-Person Sessions
Laura's Rate: $60/hour
Laura is a third year Masters of Counselling student at City University. She works with adults and adolescents who are living with anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, chronic pain, grief, self esteem issues, and loneliness. Laura provides a caring and non-judgemental space for her clients to explore their challenges and learn how to cope with them.
Who Can Laura Help?
Laura welcomes adults and adolescents of all ages, gender identities, sexualities, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds. With a background in alternative therapies for groups and individuals, Laura places special importance on the mind-body connection, as well as the benefits of continuous self-development.
Anxiety Disorders
Laura works with adults and teenagers who are struggling with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, performance anxiety, test anxiety and panic attacks.
Grief, Loss and Transitions
Feel supported during great loss or changes in your life. Laura is here to be a compassionate ear while also providing recommendations to help you heal and move forward.
Disconnection & Loneliness
No matter what you are going through, you don’t have to do it alone. Laura is here to support you through loneliness, isolation and social disconnection.
Stress and Burnout
Develop effective strategies to better manage your time, set boundaries, and manage relationships so that you can enjoy a life with less stress.
Chronic Pain
Laura believes that the mind plays an integral role in healing the body, and that by strengthening the mind-body connection your body can heal itself.
Depression
Laura is here for you as you cope with the feelings of sadness and loneliness that often accompany depression while also encouraging you to focus on positivity and healing.
Self Esteem
Understand and challenge the unhelpful belief systems that impact your self esteem while developing habits that promote self compassion and healing.
Trauma
Learn to understand, process, and heal from your trauma in a safe and non-judgemental environment with the support of a professional counsellor.
Laura's Approaches
Laura is trained to use a variety of modalities during her sessions including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness and meditation, narrative therapy, and solution focused therapy. She is also working on completing her EMDR training and somatic experience training.