Fellow Therapy

Business Overview

Laura Wicksall, LMSW

Founder and Therapist

I love being a therapist. I’ve always been interested in the experiences of others and therapy provides an exciting opportunity to accomplish this. Through this work I have come to understand pain and struggle as a vital opportunity for growth and transformation. As a therapist and fellow human, it is so meaningful to witness and be a part of the healing that takes place in therapy.

Many people find their way to therapy feeling lost, confused, and alone. For me, a most valuable aspect of therapy is connecting with a caring other and being able to undo the loneliness that one feels in their experience. Feeling connected in therapy allows individuals to access important core emotions and gain a deeper sense of themselves. My goal is that people leave therapy with a renewed sense of vitality and a coherent narrative of who they are.

I am trained in a model of therapy called Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP). This is a model that greatly influences my practice. AEDP is a humanistic model that identifies the primacy of emotion in the process of transformation. I work from an attachment perspective and place great importance on the safety, support, and connection that one feels in the therapeutic relationship. Working from an attachment perspective creates space to observe and transform attachment patterns that are carried out in our relationships.

I am accepting and affirming of LGBTQ+ individuals. I am committed to recognizing and undoing oppressive systems of racism and injustice that impact mental health and emotional wellbeing.