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Meet Laurie!
Hi! We are glad you are here! My name is Laurie and I have been working in the mental health field since 2002 in various positions including direct care staff, ARMHS, Case Management, Substance Use/Treatment Facility Therapist, and Private Practice.
Born and raised in Cass Lake, MN on Leech Lake Reservation, I am a direct decedent of White Earth Reservation. Â My family moved to the Grand Rapids area when I was 10, where I attended Greenway and graduated High School from.
After high school, I attended college locally at Itasca Community College where my interest in Psychology, human behavior and understanding the brain and behaviors began.
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From there, I went on to complete both my undergraduate and graduate degrees both at Bemidji State University with a Master’s in Clinical Counseling.
Prior to opening my own private practice, I worked for a local non-profit mental health agency for over 18 years, from 2002-2019 and in September of 2019 began a new journey of Private Practice Therapy and have been serving our community in this manner.
My niche and area of expertise include working with women, mothers, and teenage girls. My goal is to offer a therapeutic experience that feels personal, safe, calming, and inviting.
In my personal time, I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, and recently became a grandmother! What a joy! We love animals and have 5 pets, we love fishing, hunting, being outdoors, exercise, music, and as a Christian, I enjoy listening to bible messages, church, and understanding scripture.
In the last couple of years, I have taken an interest in integrative services, and learning to understand and treat mental health through nutrition, sleep patterns, supplements, and other ways of changing habits.
Ready to Start Your Journey?
Please email me at [email protected] to request a consult or to be added to the waitlist.
Currently, our accepted insurances include:
If you do not have any of the in-network insurances listed above, self-pay is accepted @ $175 for a 60-minute session.
Canceled, Missed or Late Appointments
Beyond Counseling requires a 24-hour cancellation notice for any scheduled appointments, except in the case of a verifiable emergency.Â
No-Show/Late Cancel (under 24 hours) $55 Fee that will be charged immediately to the card on file.Â
Beyond Counseling is very understanding and knows that life can change quite frequently. Life on Life's Terms!Â
Just let us know in time so we can adjust as well!
Additional
Collaboration
Beyond the Path Counseling works with individuals, adolescents, and families, and having the collaboration of all involved can improve the effectiveness of counseling.
If it is important to connect with others outside the family, a release of authorization of information has to be signed before we can speak with any person or organization.
Confidentiality
Information discussed during therapy will be kept confidential. This information will not be revealed to any other person or agency without written permission, with certain limitations.
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In sessions with teens without their parents, it is recommended that most information be kept between the counselor and the teen. With that being said, the parent has the right to the information. Counseling preference is to guide the teen to tell the parents on their own.
Limits to Confidentiality
Situations that therapists are required by law to reveal confidential information include the following:
1. An immediate threat of harm to yourself, the threat of you harming others, or if you require appropriate emergency psychiatric care.
- Any physical abuse, neglect, or sexual abuse of children or vulnerable adults in the past three years.
- Use of excessive alcohol or any illegal drug for a nonmedical purpose during a pregnancy.
- Any sexual exploitation by health care professionals.
- If State or Federal law authorizes the release of your records.