Yoga Teacher, Certified Yoga Therapist, Clinical Social Worker

Laurie brings together years of experience in education, social work, mental health therapy, and yoga/mindfulness. She has taught yoga since 2004—in school, community, and studio settings—and served as a yoga teacher trainer for over a decade, focusing on trauma-informed and accessible teaching and teaching yoga and mindfulness toward social justice and as a resource for mental health and wellbeing.

She is a compassionate and empowering yoga teacher who offers practical tools through a genuine approach. Laurie co-founded and directs The Oxygen Project: Yoga for Youth, which empowers youth through the tools of yoga and mindfulness by offering low or no-cost programming at schools and youth agencies in under-resourced communities.

As a licensed clinical social worker (since 2012) and a certified yoga therapist (since 2017), Laurie firmly believes in the mind-body connection and integrates somatic practices and talk therapy to help clients navigate strong emotions and the impact of mental health issues.

She is skilled in supporting teens and adults through the experiences of anxiety, depression, and trauma, through an individualized approach using EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy, Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy).