Helping you build a different relationship with yourself and the people you love.
Therapy for individuals and couples in Burlington, ON and online across Ontario. For people who care deeply about their relationships, hold it all together, and feel anxious, overwhelmed or reactive underneath.
You work hard and care deeply. So why does it feel like this?
You try to do right by the people in your life, at home and at work. You manage a lot. You may already understand a good deal about why you feel and react the way you do. And still, the anxiety, the pressure, or the way you respond to the people you love doesn't feel like you.
You don't need to be in crisis to want something different. You just know it's time to understand what's underneath.
This might sound familiar
You replay a conversation at 11 pm, worrying how you came across.
You need to keep control or keep everything in order, and it's exhausting.
Your inner critic is loud, and you judge yourself for feeling what you feel.
You hold yourself to a high standard, and it's hard to switch off, even when you're exhausted.
You snapped at someone you love, or went quiet and shut down, and it isn't who you want to be.
You and your partner keep having the same fight, or the same silence, and you miss feeling close.
Your life looks fine, so you feel you shouldn't feel this way, yet you do.
If any of this sounds like you, you’re in the right place.
It makes sense. And it can change.
Part of you thinks you're overreacting, or that you don't need to be this hard on yourself. Another part snaps, goes quiet, or can't let it go.
Those reactions aren't random, and they aren't flaws. They're ways of protecting yourself from feelings that hurt, like feeling criticized, not good enough, or alone. Often you learned them a long time ago, and they step in fast, before you've had a chance to choose.
With a partner, two people's ways of protecting themselves meet. One of you pushes for closeness and the other pulls back. One of you criticizes and the other defends. Each reaction makes sense on its own, and together they can leave you stuck in the same fight, or the same silence, without either of you wanting that.
Understanding why you do something rarely stops you doing it. That gap between knowing better and doing better is where most people get stuck, and where we work.
Welcome,
I’m Laura
I’m a trauma-informed Registered Psychotherapist with a master's in couple and family therapy and IFS-informed somatic training. I believe relationships are the most important part of life, and that the relationship you have with yourself shapes how you show up in all the others. Understanding these connections can help you move beyond familiar patterns that aren’t working for you, and find more choice in how you experience the challenges and joys of life.
Therapy with me is a collaborative conversation that goes deeper than insight alone. I want to understand the experiences you hold in your mind and body that have shaped how you relate to yourself and others. I bring compassion and curiosity together with honesty and directness.
My goal is to help you understand yourself more deeply so you can learn to respond differently - in ways that feel grounded and true to who you are.
Therapy Services
Support for the emotional and relationship struggles experienced in the season between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming.
Therapy to help you understand what you're experiencing, navigate emotional and relational challenges, and find different ways of responding that feel more true to who you are.
Therapy to help you understand yourselves and each other, work through recurring patterns, and build a more connected, fulfilling relationship.
Therapy to help you navigate identity changes, and the emotional and relational challenges of motherhood to feel less reactive, and less alone.
What you can expect:
Increase awareness and insight of the patterns of thoughts, emotions, behaviour, and body responses.
Explore how your past impacts your present without judgment or blame.
Address the disconnect between knowing better and doing better.
Learn skills and practices that support reactivity, regulation, and emotional flexibility.
Build resilience to feel more grounded in your emotions and body through life’s changes.
How we work together:
Therapy is your space, so come as you are.
You don't need to have a plan, know exactly what to say, or be in crisis to begin.
Together, we'll explore what you're experiencing, connect your thoughts and beliefs with your feelings, and pay attention to what's happening in your body. Understanding your experience from different perspectives can reveal things that are difficult to see when you're caught up in them.
I'll share what I'm noticing, offer new perspectives, and gently challenge you when helpful. Together, we'll work toward greater flexibility in how you respond and changes that feel meaningful in your life and relationships. Whether you come for a few months or a few years, my goal is to help you build the insight, confidence, and self-trust to move forward in a way that feels right for you.