Laura Keyser, PhD, LPC

Bio

I began my therapeutic career with NHS Human Services as an in-home therapist for struggling parents and their children. I then began providing therapy and group interventions to help unify families whose children were living in therapeutic foster homes.  After that, I managed a specialized program for children who had no families to return to due to severe behavioral challenges and lack of social and life skills. I then began to work as an individual therapist with adults struggling with a variety of life concerns such as anxiety, depression, and grief.  Since arriving at Growth Opportunity Center in 2018, I have been helping adult clients navigate interpersonal challenges with the various relationships in their lives. I believe that each client resonates to a particular way of learning. Together, we will explore which treatments fit the personality and desires of each client. Then, we are able to experience successes that give hope and eventually feelings of freedom, power, and stability.

Training & Modalities Used

Healing the Wounded Heart, Abuse Helpers, Dan Allender, PhD; Clinical Training in the Psychological Treatment of Children with Trauma/Attachment Problems, (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy), Dan Hughes, PhD; Multi-Dimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC), Treatment Foster Care Oregon; Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Yale Child Study Center; Functional Behavioral Assessment; Autism. NHS Human Services; To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future, Dan Allender, PhD; Family Therapy training at NHS Human Services; Spiritual Direction, Oasis Ministries for Spiritual Direction. Modalities: CBT, Attachment Therapy; Interpersonal Psychotherapy; Mindfulness based cognitive therapy; Narrative Therapy; Trauma Focused CBT; Structural Family Therapy; Spirituality and Contemplation

Education

Cairn University, MS in Christian Counseling; Capella University, PhD in Human Services