Laura is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the owner of Cedarhurst Counseling. She received her BA in Psychology from Shippensburg University in 1998 and then graduated from Chatham College in 2001 with her MS in Counseling Psychology, specializing in School Counseling and Applied Behavioral Analysis. Laura was born and raised in Pennsylvania. She and her family relocated to AZ in 2009. Laura and her husband married in 2002 and have 4 teen children and 2 dogs. Laura enjoys family time, sports, and the outdoors. She has worked with many populations in many settings throughout her 25 years in the field of Human Services and Education.

Laura continues to learn and specialize in trauma therapy and relational counseling, specifically EMDR and Emotionally Focused Therapy. She strives to provide a safe and neutral counseling space for individuals, couples, and families to work towards an overall improvement within their relationships, everyday life, and mindset. One's choice to begin counseling is a positive decision toward self-care, improved relationships, and a proactive way to handle life's hardships. Counseling provides an opportunity to learn ways to gain control over one's life. Laura believes that the power of empathy within counseling can be life changing.

Laura provides evidence-based therapy that meets one's personal goals. She works with clients toward their individualized goals at a comfortable pace and has confidence in a holistic, client-centered approach along with more specialized modalities. Laura invites you to a counseling space to allow you the opportunity to be heard and seen from a place of empathy and neutrality. As a counselor, she believes it is a privilege to walk with others through their distress at their own pace and to witness their healing, personal awareness, improved relationships, and overall growth.