Laura Rose Northrop, MA, LPC
Paonia
Summary
Accomplished and compassionate Licensed Psychotherapist with 17 years experience in community mental health and private practice settings. Working with teens, adults and couples, employs insightful, powerful and effective tools to facilitate successful, goal-oriented outcomes.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychotherapist, Owner
Awakened Heart Psychotherapy, LLC
06.2012 - Current
- Provide individual and couples therapy to teens and adults through telehealth and in a private practice office setting.
- Employ therapeutic modalities including Solution Focused Therapy, PACT, mindfulness techniques, CBT, IFS, EMDR and Brainspotting to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief, relationship issues, and life transitions.
- Utilized mindfulness techniques during sessions to help clients develop greater self-awareness and coping skills for managing stressors.
- Established a safe and supportive environment for clients, fostering open communication and trust during therapy sessions.
- Collaborate with a network of mental health professionals in the community and receive regular supervision to maintain quality treatment for clients.
- Develop treatment plans, document client progress and submit claims to insurance companies.
Outpatient Mental Health Therapist
Community Reach Center
11.2009 - 06.2012
- Provided individual, family, and couples counseling in an outpatient office setting. Lead therapeutic groups, and provided psycho-social rehab and psych education to clients ranging from 7-75 years of age.
- Applied a range of therapeutic interventions that were centered in evidence based, best practice approaches. This includes CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Gestalt and EMDR.
- Care Coordination; developed treatment plans and monitored progress, managed clients files, and provided resources to families. Collaborated with internal and external providers to ensure continuity of care.
Day Treatment Mental Health Therapist
Community Reach Center
11.2007 - 11.2009
- Provided clinical services to clients with serious and persistent mental illness and special education needs that included: individual, milieu, group and family therapy to adolescents, children and families.
Individual Therapist And School Counselor Intern
MDS Counseling Center
08.2006 - 05.2007
- Provided individual therapy to adults employing Humanistic, Experiential and Gestalt therapeutic interventions and assessed clients using the DSM and Mental Health Exam.
- Counseled school age children with behavioral and life transitional concerns both in individual therapy and groups using art therapy, play therapy, and sand-tray therapy.
Vocational Counselor For The Developmentally Disabled
Imagine!
06.2006 - 12.2006
- Assisted developmentally disabled adult clients with basic self care needs and facilitated social and motor skill development through art, music and dance therapy.
Crisis Counselor/Volunteer
Safehouse Progressive Alliance For Non-Violence
10.2005 - 08.2006
- Supported woman and children in crisis situations related to domestic violence, counseled callers on a twenty-four hour crisis line and conducted intake.
- Completed 50-hour training for crisis intervention, multiculturalism and woman defined advocacy.
Education
Master of Arts - Psychology
Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado 2007
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington2003
Skills
- Trained and qualified in EMDR, levels I and II
- Trained and qualified in IFS, level I
- Trained and qualified in Brainspotting, levels I and II
- Trained at the PACT Institute for couples counseling, completed level I
- Currently attending Trauma Facilitator Training at the Academy of Inner Science
- Extensive experience in treating and resolving trauma related symptoms
- Qualified in crisis management, clinical diagnosis and assessments using the DSM-V, Mental Health Status Exam and CCAR
- Skillful and experienced working with diversity and multicultural issues
- Skillful at helping clients develop tools to self regulate using mindfulness and stress reduction techniques
- Able to respond compassionately and calmly in the face of extreme states of mind and heightened emotions
- Creative, dynamic, resourceful and organized
- Able to successfully self promote, create treatment plans and document progress
- Fourteen years experience owning and operating a private practice
Timeline
Psychotherapist, Owner
Awakened Heart Psychotherapy, LLC
06.2012 - Current
Outpatient Mental Health Therapist
Community Reach Center
11.2009 - 06.2012
Day Treatment Mental Health Therapist
Community Reach Center
11.2007 - 11.2009
Individual Therapist And School Counselor Intern
MDS Counseling Center
08.2006 - 05.2007
Vocational Counselor For The Developmentally Disabled
Imagine!
06.2006 - 12.2006
Crisis Counselor/Volunteer
Safehouse Progressive Alliance For Non-Violence
10.2005 - 08.2006
Master of Arts - Psychology
Naropa University
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts
The Evergreen State College
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