Location
I've been conducting primarily online sessions for several years now, and am highly experienced in offering video therapy.
About
The most significant predictor of a successful therapy experience is the quality of the relationship between therapist and client. Building a safe, nurturing relationship is where I excel. My style is warm and highly interactive, best suited for clients who prefer a therapist who feels very human, less like the old "medical model." I assist clients to explore their thought patterns and corresponding emotional reactions, and to identify unconscious assumptions they hold about themselves, which inform their behavioral patterns. I also provide practical tools for regulating anxiety, managing depression, and processing grief & loss.
As a long-time activist for social justice, I have an abiding awareness of how our personal well-being is impacted by the socio-political realities of the world we inhabit. I believe that contextualizing individual experience within the framework of larger power structures is essential to making sense of our challenges, and navigating our futures.
***Please note: I am currently working primarily remotely, conducting the majority of my sessions by a HIPAA compliant, secure video platform. This means that I am only accepting new clients that are comfortable working in this format.***
Call or Email Laura M Goodspeed for a free 15 minute consultation now - (415) 801-0624
Finances
- Cost per Session: $180 - $220
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Out of Network
Verify your health insurance coverage when you arrange your first visit.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 15 Years
- License: California / 49741
- School: New College of California
- Year Graduated: 2007
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: CA Association of Marriage & Family Therapists / Membership #87393
- Certificate Date: 2007
- Certificate: Humanitarian Assistance Program / EMDR Practitioner
- Certificate Date: 2011
Endorsements
Psychologist, PsyD, MBA
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdS, MS, MFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Location
Specialties
- Grief
- Substance Use
- Relationship Issues
Issues
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Breast Cancer Patients/Survivors
- Chronic Illness
- Depression
- Inter-cultural/Inter-class couples issues
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
Communities
- Cancer
- Racial Justice Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- EMDR
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Multicultural
- Psychodynamic
- Self Psychology
- Somatic
- Transpersonal
Modality
- Individuals
Last Modified: 8 Jan 2021
(415) 801-0624