Healing begins when we feel safe enough to understand our emotions, and know we don't have to face them alone.
Helping children, families, therapists, and educators build stronger relationships and emotional wellbeing.
Meaningful change begins with feeling understood.
We live in a world that often asks us to move faster, do more, and cope better. Whether you're navigating challenges in parenting, your own mental health, adolescence, clinical practice, or education, my work begins by understanding what's beneath the surface. When people feel safe, seen, and understood, lasting change becomes possible.
Experienced care. Meaningful change.
For nearly 20 years, I've had the privilege of supporting children, teens, adults, and families through life's most difficult moments. My work combines advanced emotion-focused training with warmth, curiosity, and a deep belief in every person's capacity to heal and grow.
✓ Support for children, teens, adults, and families
✓ Advanced training in
Emotion-Focused Therapy for Individuals (Level I & II)
Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
Ceritfied Connected Parenting Coach®
Narrative Therapy
✓ Psychotherapist, Registered Social Worker, School Social Worker, Speaker, School Consultant & Clinical Supervisor
✓ Warm, collaborative care focused on meaningful, lasting change
How can I help?
Therapy and Coaching Services
Families
Professional Services
Meet Lara
I became a therapist because I know firsthand that no one gets through life without needing support. My own experiences, together with nearly two decades of clinical work, have shaped my belief that healing happens when people feel deeply understood, emotionally safe, and supported with compassion.
My professional journey has taken me through hospitals, schools, shelters, community mental health organizations, and private practice, where I've supported children, teens, adults, and caregivers through life's most challenging moments. Beyond direct client work, I also train educators, provide clinical supervision to fellow therapists, and consult with schools to help build healthier, more emotionally connected communities.
Whether we're working together in therapy, parent coaching, supervision, or consultation, my hope is that you'll leave feeling more understood, more confident, and better equipped to move forward.
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