Laura Todd, LPCC

Clinical Director / therapist / Clinical Supervisor

I’m Laura and I’m so happy you’re here. I’m a licensed therapist with years of experience working with a variety of clients in a multitude of settings - with an emphasis on those predisposed to inequity, disenfranchised grief and/or complex traumas. I tailor my approach to the human in front of me - as opposed to more prescribed, cookie-cutter structure. My dynamic experiences, personally and professionally, allow for a unique, open-minded, and adaptive perspective that supports me in establishing a comfortable place for you to grow, be challenged, be seen, and heal.

I received my Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of San Diego and am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in the state of California. Prior to moving to California, I completed my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Child Development at Texas Christian University where I was a research assistant in both the Memory-Cognition Neuropsych lab as well at the Social Psych lab. These experiences in research and lab work allow me to apply neurocognitive, abnormal, and social psychology data into sessions, communications, and application - in order to best serve my clients.

Relational

My top priority is connecting human-to-human, approaching those in front of me through a person-in-context, relational lens. I place value in exploring how a client’s lived experiences, histories, past environments, and culture contributes to the lens in which they access their emotions, world view, and behaviors. I am patient and emphasize trust-building - you don’t owe me your story until you feel ready to share it. I am not only willing to meet you in your discomfort, I’m going to sit in it with you. Your issues are not too big, too scary, too dramatic, or too ‘bad’ for me - if you’re going through it, the least I can do is listen. I’m comfortable with the uncomfortable conversations, and want nothing more than to reduce your shame and pain. 

Liberation-Oriented

I help facilitate healing using a blend of trauma-informed, liberation-oriented practices alongside practical, reputable interventions. I work to help clients understand themselves within the broader contexts of their relationships, identities, environments, lived experiences, and the systems impacting their lives. I believe many forms of emotional distress are often understandable responses to trauma, disconnection, relational wounds, systemic oppression, chronic stress, and environments that ask people to survive in ways that disconnect them from themselves — not simply evidence of individual pathology or dysfunction.

Rather than reducing clients to diagnoses, symptoms, or productivity-based measures of “wellness,” I approach therapy through a lens of curiosity, context, and complexity. I strive to create a therapeutic space that feels humanizing, affirming, and non-performative. One where clients can safely unpack internalized shame, challenge oppressive narratives, and engage in meaningful growth without feeling pathologized for the ways they have learned to survive.

COLLABORATIVE & Integrative

I strongly believe that for true healing to occur, intentional space must be made for nuance, complexity, individuation; that healing between humans flourishes when integrating, collaborating, & tailoring practices to the the person (or people) sharing the space. You will not be alone in your journey of understanding, you will not feel as though you are sharing space with a stranger. I am invested as a part of your process. Our work will center the reality that healing is not about becoming “fixed,” but about developing greater self-understanding, agency, connection, and alignment with one’s authentic self and values.

Together, we will be collaborative & explorative. I may be an expert in the field, but YOU are the expert of YOU. As a team, we will work to build trust, make meaning, and stay curious of the dynamic experiences that make up life. I support finding areas to increase mental & emotional flexibility, unlearning and relearning messages around shame, motivation, and resilience, and facilitate a safe reprocess of past experiences contributing to present-day pain.

SUPERVISION

I strive to create a space where associates can think critically, ask questions openly, explore uncertainty without shame, and deepen their ability to conceptualize clients beyond surface-level symptom management. My approach integrates clinical integrity, curiosity, self-awareness, systems thinking, and relational depth while also emphasizing ethical responsibility, accountability, and sustainable practice habits that protect both the clinician and the clients they serve

I truly values creating space to dive deeper into case conceptualizations, countertransference, and deconstruction of social messaging that contribute to how we provide care to those in need. Embracing an integrative, relational, collaborative support strategy - I offer a space that allows for my associates to practice vulnerability, resiliency-building, and corrective experiences without judgment. My penultimate goal is to sustain a meaningful professional relationship that contributes to your growth, success, confidence, and trust as you define your own therapeutic identity.