Laura Khoury (She/Her)

CBT is one of the main therapeutic approaches I’ve had extensive training in and utilize daily with clients. I like this approach because it is effective for a wide range of problems and fairly straightforward in terms of clients being able to implement the strategies. It is based on the idea that unhelpful ways of thinking and behavior patterns contribute to our emotional responses and mental health issues. I can assist you with noticing and addressing your thinking or behavioral patterns.

I am a DBT certified therapist. I love this treatment approach because it has countless specific, tangible coping skills one can utilize in an array of situations. Dialectic means “synthesis of opposites”. In therapy, I work with you to find ways to hold two seemingly opposite perspectives at once – moving away from all-or-nothing thinking and toward a both/and perspective that fosters balance. For ex: “I’m doing the best I can, and I can do better” or “I’m anxious and I can get through this."

For my clients, depression looks like this: sleeping too much/little, staying in bed all day “bed rotting”, not taking care of hygiene regularly, feeling down or “blah”, isolating, not engaging in activities they used to, eating too much/little, feeling irritable, and sometimes feeling suicidal or harming themselves. I use specific strategies (CBT & DBT) to help people feel like themselves again. I know it’s hard to imagine what it’s like to not feel this way anymore and I help folks get there.

I’ve worked with teens in varying levels of treatment including residential treatment, intensive outpatient programs, and outpatient therapy. I love working with teens because of the unique experiences during this phase of life. The teens I help struggle with school, family relationships, peer relationships, and finding who they are and who they want to be. I help teens build confidence in all areas of their lives.

Sometimes LGBTQ issues are the main focus of our therapy, other times, it’s simply helpful to have a therapist who is aware and understanding of your unique experiences. LGBTQ issues were my main focus of study in undergraduate and graduate school, and I’ve had several additional trainings on best practices in supporting this population. I used to volunteer at an LGBTQ youth center. I also provide gender affirming care letters pro bono.

I’ve worked with teens in varying levels of treatment including residential treatment, intensive outpatient programs, and outpatient therapy. I love working with teens because of the unique experiences during this phase of life. The teens I help struggle with school, family relationships, peer relationships, and finding who they are and who they want to be. I help teens build confidence in all areas of their lives.