When life feels heavy, anxiety that won't quiet, old hurts showing up in your relationships, or the same argument looping with someone you love, you don't have to face it alone. I support people navigating trauma, depression, relational pain, and attachment wounds, whether you're coming on your own, as a couple, or with family.
I'm Laura Carr, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California with 29 years of experience, working with individuals, couples, families, and LGBTQ+ couples who want more ease, clarity, and connection.
My work is grounded in Compassion Based Awareness Therapy (CBAT), an approach I developed from 20+ years of Buddhist practice, woven together with neurobiology, somatics, systems and attachment theory. Rather than working only from the neck up, we listen for what the body is holding, what lives beneath the reactions, and what parts of you have been working overtime just to keep you safe. I'll introduce you to compassionate witnessing to your own experience so the critical voices lose their grip and something softer and stronger can emerge. This isn't off-the-shelf therapy. It's slow, embodied, and relational.
You're not broken. You found ways to survive. If those strategies no longer serve you, I'm here to help you build awareness, choice, and kinder patterns. Reach out for a consultation. I'd be honored to take the next step with you. If this resonates, reach out for a consultation. I’d be honored to take the next step with you.
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