Laura Mattingly, MS, NCC, PLPC
Laura practices trauma-informed modalities from a basis of unconditional compassion, layered with decades of experience and research. As a longtime community healer, she accrued skills in working with the emotional challenges accompanying chronic illness, depression, anxiety, attachment issues, sexual abuse and incest, caregiver burnout, autism spectrum, immigration and assimilation, mood disorders, marital conflict, and intimacy struggles.
More about Laura
Laura offers a blended approach of existential theory, somatic awareness, CBT, dreamwork, EMDR, Emotional Freedom Technique, Reiki, intention-setting, and ADHD support for manifesting goals, which allows her to work proficiently with a broad spectrum of issues.
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While working with individuals, children, couples, and families experiencing various struggles, she has witnessed their wellness, confidence, sobriety, relationships, and physical health improve within the span of their work together. A client who presents with acute symptoms of complex PTSD may, over time, shift their focus to romantic relationships, academic and creative pursuits, or reconnecting with their sexuality.​
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Laura received a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Loyola University. She has been a resident of the New Orleans St. Roch neighborhood for 17 years. Laura currently offers walking/outdoor sessions, as well as Telehealth.