Laurel Fraser, LMFT

I have seen Laurel off and on since 1996 and I've tried other therapists in between when I didn't live local to her office. She has been the only one who ever actually provided me relief from my cPTSD and the difficult events that were occurring. While I am not a huge fan of Telehealth, I am so grateful that she does this so I could see her recently. Her use of EMDR in the past along with IFS recently has been life changing for me. She has helped me process my trauma and change the old behaviors that were no longer serving me. Every session I found some sort of nugget to understand how things affected my brain, and almost always had a new way to cope with the issue we were working on that session. After a year and a half of IFS, I felt confident enough to end my sessions and I know that whenever life throws another curve ball at me and I need help, she will make herself available to me. She has always been accommodating and kind. I highly recommend her!

I wish everyone were able to have a therapist like laurel because it would truly change their life. There really aren’t enough words to express how my life has changed since finding laurel….from the beginning when I started with her I always felt heard , understood and knew she wanted to help me and give me life tools, coping skills and mental stability . I have seen every aspect of my life change from being a wife to a mother and being an adult woman processing deep childhood trauma. She gently guides you down a road of growth and healing with no stone left unturned. from my past experiences what makes laurel different is that she is compassionate and genuinely cares for her clients. Unexpectedly my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, laurel was nothing but supportive and helped me process and grieve. I’m am extremely grateful for this woman and so blessed to have found her!

I worked with her for over a year and she continuously did not set specific goals with me. Nearly every session was just a conversation that left me feeling very triggered, not encouraged to grow, and not challenged. She never developed explicit coping skills plans with me and her sessions were very therapist-controlled/led. She seemed to be exhausted and uninvested every session through her body language. IFS and EMDR worked well in some ways for me but for some traumas it triggered me severely, which she knew, and yet she continued to encourage applying it during sessions. I do not believe she is worth the price at all. I have found another therapist for much cheaper who is much more conscious, empathetic, and solution-oriented while also being validating. If you don’t have severe trauma/PTSD and just want someone to talk to casually, maybe Laurel is a good fit. She takes on many clients and does not have a flexible schedule for working people. In general, I do not recommend.

It's very hard for me to put into words how I feel about the help she has given me and my family. I can only say she has helped tremendously.