Ms Laura Gardner
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
“A warm, direct, and experienced holistic and EMDR psychotherapist who works with individuals and couples to help them have more choice in their lives.”
About Me
I offer a warm, direct, and experienced approach, guiding individuals and couples to uncover more choice in their lives. My holistic and EMDR approach helps you understand how past experiences might be limiting your present. Together, we can process difficulties, helping you respond differently and build a future with greater freedom. Clients seeking clarity and practical tools will find a safe, purposeful space to grow and gain new perspectives.
Approach
You’ll find I keep sessions steady and collaborative, blending somatic noticing with focused EMDR processing so past experiences lose their grip. In my Oakland office or online, we track relational patterns, attend to body sensations, and test new responses in-session with brief practices to try between meetings. I shift between depth-focused reflection and practical skill-building, matching pacing to your tolerance so change feels manageable. People seeking clearer choices and more presence in their relationships often find this way of working helpful.
Contact Laura
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Basic Information
Services
Services Offered:
- •Relationship Counseling
- •EMDR
- •Individual Therapy
- •Psychodynamic Therapy
- •Somatic Psychotherapy
- •Supervision
- •Online Therapy
Works With:
- •Adults
- •Couples
- •Individuals
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Abuse
- •Anxiety
- •Relationship Issues
- •Relationship Counseling
- •Self-Esteem
- •Trauma
- •Trauma Therapy
Professional Title:
- •Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Qualifications
John F Kennedy University
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
Registrations
California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Marriage and Family Therapy
Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
MFT