Laura Brito

I work with adults and relationships, particularly people whose identities, experiences of the world, or ways of relating don't always align with conventional expectations. I especially enjoy working with queer and neurodivergent clients, and consensually non-monogamous relationships.

I'm drawn to the questions that emerge when the way we've understood ourselves, our relationships, or our lives begins to shift. Who am I now? What do I actually want? What still resonates, and what have I inherited or outgrown? I'm especially interested in the space between the life we thought we wanted and the life that actually feels true to us.

Questions of identity and belonging have followed me throughout my own life and eventually found their way into my work. As a queer, Latina, and neurodivergent therapist, I bring lived experience of questioning the usual scripts around identity, belonging, relationships, and what constitutes a meaningful life.

I became a therapist because I was drawn to the complexity of how we become who we are—and what happens when parts of ourselves seem difficult to reconcile with the lives, relationships, or communities we inhabit. Over time, I've become especially interested in the ways we adapt in order to belong, and in the enduring question of how we remain connected to others while living as the truest version of ourselves.

I am curious about what shapes us—our inner workings, fears, desires, and the experiences that have taught us how to move through the world and navigate relationships. Some parts of ourselves have been more accessible to us; others remain in the shadows. During our time together, we can bring those parts into the light, witness them, understand what they have meant in our lives, and begin to integrate them into a fuller sense of who we are.

I listen for themes across our conversations. Sometimes I may ask us to pause when I hear an echo of something we've encountered before—a past wound, an old longing, a familiar relational pattern, or even evidence of how much you've changed.

I may invite you to look again at something you've said, make a connection you hadn't considered, or hold two seemingly contradictory truths alongside one another. Sometimes the work is simply noticing something that had been there all along and seeing it from a different vantage point.

We define your goals together so that our work makes a difference in your life beyond our sessions. What we discover can inform your choices, conversations, relationships, and the ways you respond when familiar patterns reappear. Those goals may also change as your perspective does. What seemed most urgent when we began may lead us somewhere unexpected, and we'll continue to notice what is changing, what still feels unfinished, and where you want our work to take us next.

Our first session is a little more structured as we gather the background information needed for your initial assessment. We'll talk about what brings you to therapy, what you hope will be different, and define some initial goals together.

I'm also beginning to get to know you—not simply gathering information about you. I listen not only to your story, but to how you tell it: what feels important to include, where you linger, and what you move past quickly.