SPECIALTIES
I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families move through the suffering caused by trauma, addiction, parenting, health challenges, work stress, loss, and more. I know much of it firsthand. I also know that radical, life-shifting change is possible at any moment.
A note on the specialties, and on diagnoses in general: I believe we are guided by what plagues us, though not defined by it. Ultimately, I am called to work with those who want to listen to their heart’s deepest voice, regardless of what this looks like on the surface.
TRAUMA RECOVERY
COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR
COUPLES THERAPY
ANXIETY & DEPRESSION
COACHING
ABOUT LAARA
My education has been a salad of experiential and academic learning, grounded in a wide array of clinical and experiential practices. In addition to my formal schooling to become a licensed therapist at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington and National and Southwest Universities in California, I have extensively studied meditation, T’ai Chi, Landmark Education, breathwork and I am a certified Dance and Movement therapist. In the last decade I have trained extensively in couples and individual therapy practices: Gottman Couples Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Dan Wile’s Collaborative Couples therapy and AEDP – Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy. I also give great credit to one of my oldest teachers: my own experiences of success and failure and the unexpected support that can show up at just the right moment and to the 12 steps of recovery.
WHAT TO EXPECT
You are encouraged to speak with me at any time about questions you may have regarding your treatment plan, fees or insurance. Please reach out, I look forward to meeting you.
GETTING STARTED
I see clients in-person and virtually online using a HIPAA compliant Zoom platform which has worked well for almost 6 years – even pre-pandemic. Please reach out with any questions, or to set up an initial consultation.
TESTIMONIALS
I had put off therapy for years. I was afraid a professional would look at me and tell me I was crazy or something worse. But it was the opposite of what I thought, I began to feel more calm from the start.
CONTACT
OFFICE ADDRESS: 2280 Sunset Drive, Suite B1, Los Osos, CA 93402.
EMAIL: lisrahel@gmail.com Laara cannot promise privacy through email please use email for scheduling questions only.
PHONE: 619-804-8747 To speak with Laara with questions or to schedule an appointment. Please leave a message, I will return your call within 24 hours on my office days – Wednesday thru Saturday, except on vacation days