Mary Alice Laramie, MA

Having spent eight years as an intensive in-home clinician, my passion has become working with children and adolescents up through young adulthood on a wide variety of challenges. I am blown away every day by their unique perspectives of the world and their resiliency. As a therapist, I hold dear the concept of unconditional positive regard and start by creating a space where everyone feels safe, heard, and respected. I believe in getting to know a person beyond their challenges and holding space for the pace at which they need to build a therapeutic alliance. I am flexible in my approach to therapeutic work to meet everyone where they are week to week in this process. I weave humor and whimsy into evidence-based interventions such as CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing through both talk and play therapy. My ultimate goals as a therapist are to support recognition and building of strengths, increasing a sense of self, and increasing confidence in self-expression.