Meet Laura

As a person in long-term recovery and who has had many people in my life who have struggled with alcohol and drug addiction - some who found recovery, and some who have not - I come to this work with an enormous amount of compassion for everyone involved, because I have been everyone involved. I’ve been the person caught in the deepest addiction, and I have been the person staring helplessly as someone I loved disappeared into its grips. I have been the person in denial, the person enabling, and the person going no-contact in self-defense.

I believe that every family I have ever encountered in this battle is doing their best with the tools that they have. My job is to give them better tools and help them develop the skills they need to utilize them effectively.

I have an extensive background in behavioral health, working almost exclusively with families of those seeking treatment for addiction. I am a certified life coach and I believe in the coaching model to help individuals and families to enact meaningful change in their lives.

Over the years I’ve encountered many families who are ready for transformation even though the person struggling with SUD is not. You do not have to wait for anyone else’s willingness to heal - you simply need your own. Family Recovery Coaching can help you to begin your journey.

Beth said:

“I reached out to Laura to help me. I felt powerless, hurt, terrified and furious. She helped me to understand the disease of alcoholism and its effects on the family. She helped me set up boundaries and taught me how to enforce them lovingly but unwaveringly. I was able to regain my confidence and learned how to take care of myself. He has recently returned from treatment. Laura continues to guide me through this family journey. If your situation sounds similar to mine, the greatest investment you can make in yourself is to call Laura.”

Shelley said:

“I have been on the receiving end of her family coaching when my partner’s 17-year-old son was in trouble. It was complicated and messy, as most families are. Laura taught me that. Laura continued to check on all of us during the most intense part of the journey, and she's never left us. I think that is Laura's magic; she stays even after she's finished her work.”