Laura works in a one-on-one partnership with clients who are struggling with various life challenges.  She recognizes the challenges many client's face when considering trusting another person with their concerns, realizing that the first call can be the most difficult.

You are very unique, and for that reason Laura works diligently to understand you as an individual to more effectively address your specific concerns.

A family unit can be thought of as a system where two or more members are linked through blood, marriage, culture, or commonality, and have a collective desire to build a future together.  The family can be weakened or strengthened through adversity, just as an individual can.  When one member is facing a personal challenge there is a rippling effect throughout the entire family system.  When working with families as a whole, Laura facilitates open communication between members to enhance the family’s capacity to grow through crisis situations, thus strengthening the family’s ability to master future challenges.

Adolescents experience many physical, emotional and social changes as they grow from childhood to young adulthood.  They develop their own opinions, begin to depend less on their parents, and are increasingly influenced by their peers.  They become more concerned about the way they look and dress and they gain a stronger sense of right and wrong as they develop their own value system.  With so much going on it is quite normal for them to experience sadness, overwhelming feelings or fluctuating moods. However, when these feelings or moods lead to low self-esteem, or a sense of hopeless or helplessness, there are positive ways to help them grow through the change.

Laura Benslay also provides coaching through the Encouraging Insight Practice. Coaching is a highly individualized plan in which Laura collaborates with the client to first identify personal needs. Next Laura works to create a plan based on goal setting with specific steps and strategies to assist and encourage clients towards their goals. Many clients who have seen Laura for mental health therapy go on to seek out additional coaching after they have completed mental health therapy. However, Laura also sees many clients for coaching support who have never required or desired mental health therapy. If you are having challenges identifying, setting, or reaching goals you feel help you reach your greatest potential, reach out and let us set up a time for you to meet with Laura to see if a coaching practice would be a good fit for you.