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  • Trauma Touch Therapy ™

    Trauma Touch Therapy is a gentle, unhurried process designed to facilitate the gradual release of tension, buried traumas, and pent-up emotions. Together, the therapist and client co-create a safe and nurturing environment where trust can develop, the body’s needs are recognized and honored, and healthy boundaries are established. This therapy is particularly beneficial for those who have experienced trauma of any kind. Trauma often leaves behind a lasting impact, including a sense of loss, hypervigilance, and a disconnection between mind and body. These effects may manifest as a diminished sense of self, trust, or belonging, as well as feelings of worthlessness, powerlessness, or an inability to set personal boundaries. Trauma Touch Therapy aims to address these challenges by fostering empowerment, resilience, and healing. Some examples of traumas that may benefit from this therapy include: -Verbal or emotional abuse -Witnessing violence or acts of terrorism -Combat-related trauma -Sexual abuse, rape, incest, or molestation -Medical or surgical trauma -Injuries from accidents or natural disasters -Domestic or physical abuse -Chronic stress or adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) -Loss of a loved one, divorce, or job loss -Neglect or abandonment In Trauma Touch Therapy, the client leads the pace and focus of the sessions, ensuring a process that feels safe and manageable. The therapist provides support by teaching grounding techniques, fostering body awareness, and helping clients explore physical sensations and emotions in a controlled and respectful manner. Together, they identify the body’s deeper needs and work toward reintegration, self-trust, and the restoration of what may have been lost due to trauma. The ultimate goal of Trauma Touch Therapy is to empower the client, bridge the connection between body and mind, and uncover the potential for growth and transformation hidden within the wound. This is for you if: -You seek to heal and overcome the effects of trauma, regardless of its magnitude. -You desire a safe, supportive environment to process your experiences and rebuild trust in yourself and others. -You are ready to explore the mind-body connection and restore a sense of wholeness and resilience.

  • Somatic CBT Coaching

    Somatic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Coaching combines the traditional wisdom of CBT with a bottom-up approach that includes the body in the healing process. While conventional CBT focuses on changing negative thought patterns and beliefs, Somatic CBT goes further by integrating the body’s sensations, emotions, and behaviors into the process of transformation. By acknowledging the interconnectedness of mind and body, Somatic CBT Coaching helps you address not just your thoughts but also the physical sensations and emotional responses that influence them. This holistic approach provides a deeper understanding of how your body stores emotional patterns and how these patterns affect your thoughts, behaviors, and overall well-being. How It Works In Somatic CBT Coaching, you work with a coach to identify limiting thought patterns, beliefs, and emotional triggers that might be holding you back. The key difference is the integration of somatic awareness—focusing on physical sensations and how the body reacts to certain thoughts or emotions. By tuning into your body’s cues, you can uncover deeper layers of understanding and insight, leading to more sustainable change. Somatic exercises, breathing techniques, and mindful body awareness are used to shift old patterns, release stored tension, and help rewire both the body and mind. These practices enable you to approach challenges from a more grounded and empowered place, making the changes last beyond the coaching sessions. Benefits of Somatic CBT Coaching -Holistic Change: Address both mental and physical aspects of challenges to create lasting change. -Stress Relief: Learn how to manage emotional and physical stress through somatic techniques, reducing anxiety and tension. -Increased Self-Awareness: Gain a deeper understanding of how your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations are interconnected. -Behavioral Shifts: Overcome barriers and blocks by reprogramming both your mind and body to align with your goals. -Sustainable Growth: Achieve long-term change by incorporating body-based tools that help you stay grounded and aligned with your intentions. This is for you if... You struggle with emotional blocks, negative thought patterns, or recurring behaviors that are limiting your potential. Somatic CBT Coaching is ideal if you're seeking a deeper, more embodied approach to creating meaningful and lasting change.

  • Individual Healing Sessions

    For those seeking focused, one-time support, Laural offers individual healing sessions tailored to your unique needs. These sessions draw from a wide range of tools, allowing you to address specific concerns, explore new practices, or enhance your ongoing wellness journey. Available modalities include: -Craniosacral Therapy (CST) -Somatic EMDR -HeartMath® Techniques -Reiki -BrainTap -Trauma Touch Therapy™ -Somatic CBT Coaching Choose the modality that resonates with you and experience transformative healing in a single session.

  • BrainTap

    BrainTap is a revolutionary brain fitness tool developed by Dr. Patrick Porter, designed to help you achieve optimal mental, emotional, and physical balance effortlessly. Unlike traditional meditation apps, BrainTap uses a proprietary neuro-algorithm to synchronize brainwaves with specialized audio frequencies. This technology creates full-spectrum brainwave activity, allowing your mind to reach states of deep relaxation, heightened focus, or enhanced creativity without added effort. With the BrainTap headset, your brain is guided to reorganize and form new neural connections, promoting a more balanced and positive outlook on life. Benefits of BrainTap -Stress Reduction: BrainTap sessions combine guided visualization, binaural beats, and soothing tones to reduce cortisol levels and induce deep relaxation. -Improved Sleep: Regular use enhances sleep quality by helping you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up feeling refreshed. -Mental Clarity & Focus: Boost cognitive function with improved focus, concentration, and mental sharpness. -Enhanced Memory & Learning: BrainTap promotes optimal brainwave patterns, supporting better memory retention and faster learning. -Increased Energy Levels: Many users report feeling revitalized and less fatigued after sessions. -Emotional Balance: BrainTap helps regulate emotions, alleviate anxiety and depression, and stabilize mood swings. -Enhanced Creativity: Access deeper states of consciousness to stimulate creative thinking and innovative problem-solving. -Pain Management: BrainTap aids in managing chronic pain by promoting relaxation and reducing stress-related tension. -Overall Well-Being: With consistent use, BrainTap contributes to a balanced lifestyle, improved mental health, and a greater sense of fulfillment. BrainTap is perfect for those looking to: -Improve cognitive function and mental clarity. -Find emotional balance and alleviate stress. -Enhance sleep quality and energy levels. -Manage chronic pain and promote overall well-being. -Tap into different brainwave states to unlock creativity, focus, and relaxation. For more info about the science behind BrainTap: https://braintap.com/braintap-science/

  • Safe and Sound Protocol

    The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is a powerful, evidence-based listening therapy designed to help regulate the nervous system and promote a sense of safety and connection. Developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, founder of the Polyvagal Theory, SSP uses specially filtered music to gently stimulate the vagus nerve, which plays a key role in how we respond to stress and social engagement. This protocol supports individuals who struggle with anxiety, trauma, sensory sensitivity, emotional dysregulation, and difficulties with connection. By improving the nervous system’s ability to shift out of fight, flight, or freeze states, SSP helps the body return to a calm, grounded baseline—making other therapies more effective and life more manageable. The program is delivered through five hours of specially processed music, typically experienced over several sessions in a safe and supportive environment. Whether integrated with other healing modalities or used as a standalone service, SSP can help individuals feel more at ease in their bodies, more present in their relationships, and more resilient in everyday life. Benefits of SSP may include: Improved emotional regulation and reduced reactivity Decreased anxiety and overwhelm Enhanced social engagement and connection Better sleep and relaxation Reduced sensitivity to sound or environmental triggers A greater sense of safety and calm in the body This is for you if... You feel stuck in cycles of dysregulation, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm. If your nervous system feels constantly on edge or if you have difficulty connecting with others or processing stress, SSP can support you in finding your way back to a place of safety, balance, and self-trust.

  • Craniosacral Therapy

    Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on healing technique that focuses on the rhythm of the craniosacral system—the membrane and fluid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord. This therapy works by assessing and balancing the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, which influences the functioning of the nervous system. Through subtle touch, a trained practitioner can detect and release restrictions in the craniosacral system, promoting overall health and well-being. The power of CST lies in its ability to regulate the nervous system. By working directly with this delicate system, Craniosacral Therapy helps clients achieve a deep state of relaxation and balance, supporting the body’s natural ability to heal and restore itself. CST is highly effective for addressing both physical and emotional tension, making it a versatile therapy for many conditions. Benefits of Craniosacral Therapy: -Nervous System Regulation: CST is particularly known for its ability to help regulate the nervous system, promoting a sense of calm and safety. This helps reduce stress, anxiety, and emotional tension. -Pain Relief: The gentle techniques of CST can release chronic pain, particularly in the head, neck, and back. It's especially effective for migraines, TMJ disorders, and tension headaches. -Improved Mobility and Flexibility: By releasing restrictions in the connective tissue, CST can improve joint mobility and ease stiffness, enhancing overall body movement. -Emotional Healing: Craniosacral Therapy works with the body’s stored emotional experiences, helping to release trapped emotions that can manifest as physical tension or discomfort. It can be particularly helpful for those with a history of trauma. -Stress Reduction: The calming effects of CST can lower cortisol levels, reduce muscle tension, and promote a peaceful state of mind, helping individuals manage stress more effectively. -Enhanced Sleep Quality: By encouraging deep relaxation and balancing the nervous system, CST can improve sleep quality, helping to reduce insomnia and promote more restorative rest. -Improved Brain Function: By supporting cerebrospinal fluid flow, CST enhances the nourishment and protection of the brain and spinal cord, promoting optimal brain function and mental clarity. This is for you if you are seeking relief from chronic pain, emotional tension, or stress. If you are looking to regulate your nervous system and restore balance to your body and mind.

  • Somatic EMDR

    Somatic EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a powerful therapy that integrates both the mind and body to process and heal from traumatic experiences. Unlike traditional EMDR, which focuses solely on the mind's cognitive processes, Somatic EMDR incorporates the body's sensory experience to foster deeper healing. This combination helps to release stored trauma and associated emotional charges, facilitating a profound sense of safety and emotional balance. The core principle of Somatic EMDR is that trauma is not just an emotional experience, but a physical one as well. Trauma often gets trapped in the body, where it can affect posture, tension, breathing patterns, and physical health. By incorporating somatic awareness, this therapy helps clients process these trapped emotions and memories through both body sensations and cognitive reprocessing. Benefits of Somatic EMDR -Trauma Healing: Somatic EMDR helps to reduce the intensity of trauma-related memories, allowing individuals to process painful events in a safe and controlled environment. -Increased Emotional Regulation: This therapy enables clients to process unresolved emotions and trauma, helping to bring emotional balance and regulation. -Physical Relaxation: By working with the body, Somatic EMDR can release physical tension and stress, supporting relaxation and reducing symptoms of anxiety or hypervigilance. -Improved Self-Awareness: Clients become more attuned to their bodies, which allows for greater awareness of physical sensations, emotional states, and behavioral patterns. -Enhanced Resilience: Through the reprocessing of trauma, clients can strengthen their ability to cope with stress and develop emotional resilience. Somatic EMDR is ideal for those seeking healing from trauma or emotional wounds. It's especially beneficial for individuals who have experienced: -Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -Anxiety and Panic Disorders -Emotional or Physical Abuse -Loss and Grief -Chronic Stress -Low Self-Esteem or Unresolved Emotional Pain -Somatic EMDR is a holistic approach that combines deep emotional work with body-centered healing, helping individuals achieve lasting emotional and physical relief.

  • Polyvagal Theory Integration

    Polyvagal Theory, developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, explains how our autonomic nervous system (ANS) influences our emotional and physical well-being. It focuses on the role of the vagus nerve in regulating our response to safety, danger, and connection. When we feel safe, our bodies are in a calm, regulated state, but stress and trauma can disrupt this balance. Polyvagal Theory Integration applies this understanding to help individuals regulate their nervous systems, heal from trauma, and improve emotional resilience. By learning to recognize and shift autonomic states (fight, flight, freeze, or calm), people can create lasting emotional balance and foster deeper connections with themselves and others. Benefits of Polyvagal Theory Integration: -Nervous System Regulation: Helps identify and shift between states of stress and safety, promoting calm and resilience. -Trauma Healing: Assists in processing and releasing trauma held in the body, allowing for emotional healing. -Improved Emotional Regulation: Promotes better control over emotions, reducing anxiety and emotional reactivity. -Enhanced Social Connection: Strengthens the ability to engage positively with others and feel safe in relationships. Increased Resilience: Builds the capacity to recover from stress and adversity more quickly. -Physical Health: Supports overall health improvements, such as lower blood pressure and reduced chronic pain, by calming the nervous system. -Better Self-Awareness: Encourages mindfulness of bodily sensations, helping individuals understand and influence their emotional responses. This is for you if... You’re seeking a deeper understanding of how your body reacts to stress and trauma and want tools to regulate your nervous system. If you struggle with anxiety, emotional reactivity, or difficulty feeling safe in your body, Polyvagal Theory Integration can help you build resilience, heal emotional wounds, and create a sense of calm and connection in your life.

  • Wellness & Resilience Bulding Packages

    Focused on the present and future, this package is ideal for those who have already processed past traumas and are ready to cultivate resilience and well-being in their daily lives. Together, you’ll develop tools to build a foundation of strength, turn past experiences into growth opportunities, and achieve meaningful goals. Tools frequently included in this package: -HeartMath Breathwork -Polyvagal Theory Integration -Somatic CBT & Mind/Body Coaching -Stress Mastery Coaching Step into a future where well-being is your everyday reality, and resilience becomes second nature.

  • Plant Medicine

    Hapé (pronounced "hah-pay") is a sacred plant medicine made from a blend of carefully selected plants, including mapacho tobacco, cacao, mint, cinnamon, and other medicinal tree barks. For thousands of years, it has been used by indigenous cultures in South America as a potent healer for both physical and spiritual ailments. This traditional medicine offers a unique grounding experience, invoking mild euphoria and promoting a deep sense of clarity and connection. Hapé is known for its ability to cleanse, ground, and awaken the spirit, allowing for a transformative experience that harmonizes the mind, body, and soul. Benefits of Hapé -Calming & Grounding: Helps quiet excessive thinking and mental chatter, promoting relaxation and presence. -Cleansing: Purifies the physical and energetic body, aiding in the release of negative thoughts or stagnant energy. -Spiritual Health: Invokes clarity and spiritual insight, allowing for the reception of guidance and wisdom regarding specific questions or challenges. -Physical Health: Acts as an expectorant, clearing mucus from the sinuses and potentially relieving mild to moderate headaches. -Emotional & Mental Health: Provides a mild euphoric effect, improving focus, concentration, and mental clarity. Hapé is perfect for those looking to experience the profound healing power of plant medicine, enhance spiritual clarity, and achieve a grounded state of being. It’s especially beneficial for: -Those seeking relief from mental clutter or emotional blockages. -Individuals interested in expanding their consciousness and receiving spiritual guidance. -Anyone desiring a deeper connection between their mind, body, and spirit. To learn more about Hapé visit this link: https://tripsitter.com/hape/

  • IFS Informed Coaching

    Internal Family Systems (IFS) Informed Coaching is a transformative approach based on the IFS model, developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz. IFS views the mind as composed of various “parts,” each with its own unique thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. These parts often emerge in response to experiences, particularly during early life, and can influence how we think, behave, and relate to ourselves and others. In IFS Informed Coaching, the focus is on recognizing and understanding these parts, especially the inner voices that shape our actions. Some parts might be protective, while others might hold painful emotions or unresolved trauma. IFS coaching helps identify these parts and fosters compassionate dialogue between them, bringing healing and integration to the inner system. How It Works An IFS Informed Coach helps you connect with your different parts through mindful inquiry, creating a safe space for exploration and healing. The coach acts as a guide, encouraging you to listen to the parts of yourself that might feel neglected, misunderstood, or wounded. This process helps you develop self-compassion and clarity about the roles these parts play in your life. One of the core principles of IFS is the concept of the “Self,” which is the compassionate, wise, and grounded essence of who you are. The goal of IFS Informed Coaching is to help you reconnect with your Self and allow it to guide the healing process for your parts. Benefits of IFS Informed Coaching -Self-Awareness: By identifying and understanding your inner parts, you gain greater insight into your motivations, behaviors, and emotions. -Healing Past Wounds: IFS can help you process unresolved trauma, limiting beliefs, and emotional wounds. -Emotional Regulation: Through understanding your parts, you can manage overwhelming emotions and reduce internal conflict. -Self-Compassion: IFS promotes self-acceptance and compassion, helping you relate to yourself in a kinder, more balanced way. -Improved Relationships: By healing internal conflicts, you improve your relationships with others, becoming more empathetic and connected. This is for you if... You feel stuck in recurring patterns or emotional reactions, struggle with self-doubt, or have unresolved trauma. IFS Informed Coaching can guide you through healing inner conflicts and unlocking a deeper sense of self-awareness and compassion.

  • Corporate Training & Coaching

    Support your team’s wellness and productivity with customizable corporate training and coaching programs. Whether it’s building resilience, improving workplace dynamics, or enhancing executive wellness, these sessions provide evidence-based tools tailored to meet the needs of your organization. Key Offerings: - Stress Mastery and Resilience Workshops - Leadership and Executive Coaching - Workplace Wellness Initiatives Invest in the well-being of your team to create a culture of success and sustainability.

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