Laura Otto is a dedicated Licensed Professional Counselor, possessing an extensive background in mental health and addiction services. With experience working across various contexts, including individual, family, couples, and group settings, she has effectively supported children, adolescents, adults, and elders navigating their unique challenges. Laura values diversity, having collaborated closely with individuals of different races, backgrounds, and ethnicities. Her therapeutic approach is eclectic, seamlessly blending solution-focused therapy, reality therapy, interpersonal therapy, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to meet the varied needs of her clients. With an understanding that each person learns differently, she emphasizes the importance of feedback in the therapeutic process. Laura's strong expertise in family systems, relationships, conflict negotiation, depression, anxiety disorders, and trauma, including PTSD, underscores her commitment to holistic healing. She has received specialized training in couples therapy, family dynamics, behavior modification, and emotional manipulation. Laura earned her MSEd in Counselor Education Community Mental Health from St. Bonaventure University in 2009 and holds multiple licensure and national certifications, including LMHC in New York, LPC in Pennsylvania, and LPCC in Ohio, as well as being certified as NCC and CCMHC through the National Board of Certified Counselors.