Laurie Walker Hoff, MS, PCC, is a dedicated counselor specializing in helping children with emotional and behavioral challenges, particularly those whom others may often overlook. She utilizes play and creative hands-on activities to empower children and foster new skill development. With the belief that every child has the potential for growth and change, Laurie focuses not only on individual healing but also on nurturing loving relationships within the entire family unit. Her expertise includes working with adopted and foster children who have faced abuse, neglect, trauma, multiple placements, sexual abuse, and attachment difficulties. Additionally, she provides support for issues such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, divorce, PTSD, reactive attachment disorder, disruptive behaviors, bipolar disorder, and Asperger's syndrome. Laurie's approach is tailored to the age group she is working with; she employs a nurturing, play-based method for younger children while actively involving parents to swiftly address the core issues for older children. Through her integrative modalities, including family systems therapy, trauma-focused therapy, and expressive therapies, she strives to create lasting positive changes for her clients.