Testimonials
“Our sessions saved my life. I was diagnosed with OCD at age 19 and I suffered for 21 years, the last 10 of which I wasn’t living, just existing in misery. When we began treatment, I was hopeful but skeptical that I could ever truly enjoy life again. Now I’m 41, and the last year of my life has been a year of freedom and relief. I can once again enjoy living.
You showed me how to live this new way, and words can’t explain how grateful I am to have received this life changing treatment from you. Thank you for giving me back to me.”
“Laura, thank you for creating a space where I was able to explore all of my feelings and emotions, no matter how scary they were…
You taught me that being vulnerable is at the core of healing. Your intuitiveness, insight and encouragement was crucial in helping me through my sometimes unbearable moments. I take with me, everyday, what you taught me. I allow myself and others space. I look at the world through a new set of eyes and I embrace my emotions, no matter how scary they can be… and this has made all the difference.”
"Laura is a fantastic therapist with a clear understanding of the complexities of OCD. As a patient, I came with several obsessions and compulsions that I had trouble dealing with on my own. With each issue, Laura approached the problem with care, compassion, and evidence-based treatment. Her therapeutic techniques pull from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure Response Therapy, gold standards for treating OCD. Additionally, Laura has shown an understanding of more cutting-edge and novel approaches to treating OCD, and has shown an ability to implement them when limited by more traditional techniques. The care I've received from her has enabled me not only to survive with OCD, but to thrive as a human being.”
“I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder almost 20 years ago and since then have sought various types of treatments at various types of facilities. Laura has been and continues to be one of the few clinicians I have had the pleasure of working with to achieve my mental health goals. Though it is essential that patients make consistent efforts in between sessions, it is equally essential that the therapist has certain attributes to ensure successful outcomes. Laura is the epitome of professionalism. Not only is she a skilled clinician who exudes competence and knowledge in the broad field of OCD and anxiety disorders, her gentle and non-judgmental demeanor put me at ease as early as our first meeting together. I have absolutely no reservation in recommending her to anyone suffering from a highly-tuned sympathetic system!”
“Several years ago I was struggling with debilitating OCD and anxiety. I believed my situation was hopeless until I met Laura. It was immediately clear that her knowledge regarding OCD and anxiety treatment is extensive. She helped me understand exactly what was happening and why. I have seen other therapists in the past with little progress, but Laura was able to give me practical solutions and exercises that began to work soon after our first meeting. She is incredibly insightful and clearly knows her subject matter. I felt comfortable and safe throughout my treatment as her kindness was prevalent during each session. I started as what I felt was a lost cause, and today I feel like a person who has been given the tools to help myself during times of crisis. I highly recommend Laura to anyone who might be struggling.”
“When I met Laura, I was trapped in a nightmare of intrusive disturbing thoughts and the terror that they would never end. I didn’t understand what was happening to my brain, and traditional talk therapy was not helping. I felt alone and hopeless. From the moment I first spoke to Laura, I could tell that she understood what I was experiencing, took it seriously, and had the tools to help. Treatment for OCD is difficult, but her knowledge of the research and skill at communicating it helped me feel confident that it would be worth it. She was an empathetic but results-focused coach through the process.
While the work was difficult, it really, truly worked: After just 3 months, I experienced relief that I never came close to in a decade of talk therapy. For the subsequent five years I have been essentially symptom-free—I have seen Laura only twice in that time, just to check in. This is therapy that actually ends with you getting better! I am deeply grateful to Laura and recommend her to anyone who is ready to be free of OCD.”
“In these challenging times, working with you has been so important to my mental health. Your insights and empathy have meant a lot to me. One of the things that I greatly admire about your approach is how tailored it is to my own situation, personality, and preferences. You've created a therapy environment designed to help me make progress that feels meaningful and lasting. Thank you.”
“You would tell me things would not stay as dark as they were in the midst of it, I had such a hard time believing you. You were so right and now I share my mental health journey so others know they are not alone.”