About Me
Laura Frasier PsyD, PMH-C
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and certified perinatal mental health specialist. I work with a range of psychological and emotional issues including mood disorders and depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem difficulties, and adjustment concerns. I practice in both long and short-term models of therapy, with adults, young adults, couples, and families. I emphasize a psychodynamic approach to therapy, and work integratively, using both behavioral and insight-oriented techniques.
Training & Experience
My Approach
My style of therapy is based on the understanding that our past experiences shape who we are and how we understand ourselves and the world around us in our current life. We use a thorough exploration of our past to get to know our behaviors, relationships, thoughts, and feelings. We can begin to get to know patterns that we may repeat - maybe we didn’t event realize we had them. So much of our thinking and feeling happens out of our awareness (some call this the “unconscious”) and we use techniques to help us better get to know what is “steering the ship.” Why am I feeling or acting this way? What has contributed to my patterns in relationships?
This style of therapy should feel like a conversation, where you are talking about 70% of the time and I am talking about 30%. I will ask questions to help you uncover important information, and will occasionally offer my understanding of what I am hearing. Through gaining this insight into ourselves, we can unlock ways of changing behavior, improving relational patters, and relieving troubling emotions or mood states.
Often, gaining self insight is enough for healing. Sometimes, we are left feeling a need for more. “Okay, what now?” I will often incorporate CBT, DBT, or acceptance-based strategies to provide concrete skills to supplement what you have discovered in therapy. This is incredibly powerful for behavioral change.