Credentials & Accreditation

Laurie has spent over three decades building expertise across the interconnected fields of couples therapy, sex therapy, and attachment science. Her credentials reflect a career of rigorous training, continued learning, and clinical leadership.

• PhD in Sexology: Helping Couples Sexually Survive Breast Cancer Using Emotionally Focused Therapy
• MA, Marriage and Family Therapy, Azusa Pacific University, CA
• NC Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
• NC Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
• Certified Sex Therapist, American Association of Sexual Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)
• AASECT Supervisor
• Certified Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Therapist — EFT Externship and Core Skills
• ICEEFT Supervisor
• Certificate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Newport Psychoanalytic Institute, CA
• Certified Addictions Specialist (doctoral level), International Institute of Clinical Sexology, FL
• Certificate in Addictions
• Professional Member, AAMFT (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)

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