Hey. :) I’m Laura.

Somatics, acupuncture, and plant medicine in Ballard, Seattle.

I help people regulate.

I am qualified to address complex health concerns, and I can also help you find more meaning, consistency, or safety in your day to day experience. My work is a counterpoint to the mind-body split.

I care for people who aren’t feeling well as well as those who are interested in aging with agency. I support folks with, seeking, and without diagnoses.

All of you is welcome with me.
Even the parts of yourself you find difficult or challenging.

I’m silly. I’m serious. I like creativity of all kinds, being cozy, asking questions, and drinking tea.

I work in-person in an office in Seattle and online through a secure portal. If I am unable to help you, I will help you find someone who can.

To read more about how I think about my offerings, check out my ethics page.

  • I am a multidisciplinary practitioner.

    My licensure and training as an acupuncturist and practitioner of East Asian medicine permits me to attend to a broad range of organic and functional conditions including mental health concerns. My licensure as a massage therapist allows me to work with touch and to treat the body structurally through soft tissue manipulation. I provide somatic support as an educator and peer.

    I am not a primary care provider. I cannot order labs, prescribe pharmaceuticals, or make medical diagnoses. I am not a licensed mental health counselor. My work is not a substitute for psychotherapy. I do not make mental health diagnoses.

    We can talk about your health conditions, symptoms, and treatments from a biomedical perspective. I have extensive education in the dominant paradigms of care through my Master’s degree. If I'm not familiar with your diagnoses or medications, I will learn about them.

    I have been in private practice offering one-on-one care since 2013.

    I like to collaborate with other kinds of providers if you and they are open to working together. My work is effective on it’s own and it is a powerful addition to established, on-going therapeutic or medical care.

  • • trauma- and violence-informed healthcare
    • somatic inquiry and meditation
    • neurodivergence
    • harm-reduction
    • consent and intimate wellbeing
    • lgbtqia2s+ support
    • spiritual and ancestral work
    • systems thinking

    I have particular experience in caring for those with complex trauma, ehlers-danlos syndrome or other hyper-mobility spectrum disorders, substance dependencies, chronic pain, and/or auto-immune conditions.

  • • licensure: LMT (MA60635324), LAc. (AC61506502), RYT
    • Master of Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine, Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine
    • Trauma & Channel Theory Mentorship with Dr. Yvonne Farrell
    • Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator Certificate, The Embody Lab
    • Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate, The Embody Lab
    • Internal Family Systems Online Circle Program, IFS Institute
    • Integrative Somatic Parts Work Certificate, The Embody Lab
    • Somatic Abolition Study Group, Rooted Global Village
    • Teacher Training with Bob Smith and Ki McGraw, Hatha Yoga Center
    • Massage Therapy Certification, Healing Hands School of Holistic Health
    • Bachelor of Science in Communication, Boston University