Laura MacWhinnie

I am acutely aware of the human in human services and work to build trust to create safety in the work of therapy. I use a combination of science/facts, compassion, accountability, humor, building on strengths, and resiliency towards determining and reaching the best path to your achieving your therapy goals. I've worked with diverse populations over the course of my career in substance use disorder treatment settings and mental health and substance abuse outpatient settings.

My experience has offered me a variety of skills and approaches to therapy, including an overall humanistic and acceptance-based model that I work from. I also lean heavily into mind-body connection/mindfulness-based therapy, CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing as resources for techniques to target specific areas of need identified through the therapeutic relationship.

Clients can expect to grow more empowered, self-aware, confident, and improve overall wellness and functioning.