Meet Laurel

LAUREL TOBIAS, MSW, LCSW

Laurel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who specializes in treatment of children ages 4-13 as well as adolescents and provides coaching and support to parents/caregivers. She uses a client- centered approach and tailors treatment to fit the needs of the kiddo or family. Primarily, Laurel leans Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Expressive Arts, Mindfulness, and directive play therapy techniques such as art, sand tray, and game play to shape the way she interacts with young clients. She incorporates Filial Therapy for relationship enhancement between caregivers and kiddos, parent coaching and processing techniques from Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) and anxiety management strategies and treatment from Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE). She enjoys being creative with her clients and encourages them to explore many different methods of self expression. Laurel strives to keep the therapy space authentic, goal-oriented, and non-judgemental in order to promote safety and personal growth. 

In addition to work, Laurel spends time doing yoga, traveling, eating, and pushing her cats off of her computer when they rudely try to interrupt Zoom sessions.