Therapy for High-Achieving Professionals and Couples in Five Forks, SC
You built the life you thought would make you happy.
Now you want a life that feels as good to live as it looks from the outside.
Individual and couples therapy for professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, and high achievers seeking greater clarity and stronger relationships
You're competent, responsible, and capable. People depend on you. You solve problems. You keep things moving forward.
Yet the parts of life that matter most—your relationships, your peace of mind,
your connection to yourself—feel more uncertain than ever.
You've spent years achieving, caregiving, leading, fixing, and carrying more than your share. Somewhere along the way, your own needs quietly slipped to the bottom of the list.
Or maybe they never made the list at all.
You've lived with the unspoken belief that your job is to be the dependable one—the one who keeps everyone else afloat, asks for little, and figures it out on your own.
Until one day, something seemingly small happens. A disagreement with your spouse. A critical email. A mistake at work. A forgotten obligation.
And suddenly the carefully constructed version of yourself begins to crack.
The shame creeps in. Your inner critic gets loud.
You wonder why something so minor feels so overwhelming,
and before long you're telling yourself the same old story:
You're not doing enough. You're not good enough. You should be handling this better.
If this sounds familiar, you're not alone.
Meet Laura
I don't believe people are broken.
I believe people make sense.
The thoughts, behaviors, and coping strategies that helped you succeed—or simply survive—developed for a reason. The problem is that what once protected you may now be keeping you stuck.
When we understand why a pattern developed, we no longer have to shame ourselves for having it. From there, real change becomes possible.
Therapy isn't about fixing you; it's about helping you understand yourself well enough to make different choices.
Many of the people I work with have become exceptionally good at functioning while quietly suffering.
They are ambitious, thoughtful, and deeply committed to the people and responsibilities they care about. From the outside, they appear composed and successful. Privately, they're wrestling with anxiety, burnout, relationship challenges, major life transitions, or difficult decisions they can no longer ignore.
Therapy offers an opportunity to step out of survival mode long enough to understand the patterns that have shaped your life, your relationships, and the way you see yourself. When you understand the "why" behind your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, you gain the freedom to make different choices.
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Individual
Therapy
For the professional who's holding everything together on the outside while quietly struggling on the inside.
Therapy Services
Therapy Services
Couples
Counseling
When you love each other but feel stuck in the same conversations, misunderstandings, and patterns.
Discernment Counseling
When one of you is leaning toward leaving and the other wants to save the relationship—but neither of you is ready to make a final decision.
This page is supposed to be about me.
Searching for a therapist can be surprisingly overwhelming.
You start with a Google search, click through profile after profile, and before long everyone starts to sound the same. Credentials blur together. Buzzwords lose their meaning. It's hard to know who might actually be the right fit.
So before I tell you where I went to school or what letters come after my name, I'd rather help you answer a more important question:
Would we work well together?
But first, it should be about you.
But first, it should be about you.
The clients who tend to benefit most from working with me are thoughtful, capable people who have spent years trying to figure things out on their own.
They've read the books. They've listened to the podcasts. They've worked harder, pushed through, and convinced themselves that if they could just become a little more disciplined, a little more organized, or a little more productive, they'd finally feel better.
But over time, they begin to realize that the problem isn't a lack of intelligence, motivation, or resilience. In fact, those very qualities are often what helped them build successful careers and meaningful lives.
The problem is that the strategies that helped them succeed professionally are no longer serving them personally.
Their identity has become so intertwined with what they do that they've lost touch with who they are apart from their accomplishments. They've become exceptionally good at leading teams, solving problems, caring for clients, supporting spouses, raising children, or keeping everything running smoothly—while quietly neglecting themselves.
They want to stop measuring their worth by their productivity.
They want to change the way they relate to work, to success, to their partner, to their children, and to themselves. They want to stop living under the constant pressure of proving that they're enough and start experiencing the life they've worked so hard to build.
There's nothing wrong with loving your work or taking pride in your accomplishments.
The problem is when your title becomes the primary place you look to answer the question, "Who am I?"
What it's like to work with me
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I provide therapy for high-achieving professionals, entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, and couples throughout Greenville, Five Forks, Simpsonville, and South Carolina.
I tend to be a good fit for people who appreciate honesty, collaboration, and direct feedback.
I'm not the kind of therapist who quietly nods while you wonder what I'm thinking.
Therapy with me is an active conversation.
→ I ask questions.
→ I notice patterns.
→ I offer observations.
→ I gently challenge assumptions.
And together, we connect the dots between your experiences, your relationships, and the ways you've learned to navigate the world.
Clients often tell me they appreciate that I don't beat around the bush. That probably has something to do with growing up in New York.
I value authenticity over perfection and honesty over polished answers.
I'm warm, compassionate, and genuinely invested in the people I work with, but I also believe growth requires us to look directly at the things we've been avoiding.
And yes, every now and then a well-placed expletive finds its way into session. If that's your style too, you won't offend me.
When success is no longer the answer
Many of the people I work with grew up believing that if they worked hard enough, achieved enough, or became successful enough, happiness would naturally follow.
Some came from very little and became determined to build a different life for themselves and their families. Others were raised by hardworking, successful parents and quietly internalized the expectation that they should keep achieving, keep producing, and never let up.
For years, that mindset served them well. It helped them earn promotions, build businesses,
provide for their families, and accomplish goals they once only dreamed about.
Success can buy comfort,
but it can’t create contentment.
But eventually they discover something they never expected:
The qualities that make you successful at work—responsibility, persistence, attention to detail, and the ability to perform under pressure—can also become the very things that leave you feeling exhausted, disconnected, or stuck.
You might find yourself:
Feeling anxious despite appearing calm and capable.
Constantly overthinking decisions or conversations.
Struggling to balance career ambitions with your personal life.
Feeling disconnected from your partner despite loving them deeply.
Wondering why achievements don't feel as fulfilling as you expected.
Exhausted by the pressure of always being the responsible one.
Wrestling with perfectionism, people-pleasing, or an unforgiving inner critic.
Facing a major life or relationship decision you can no longer postpone.
Individual Therapy
Individual Therapy
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You don't have to fit neatly into one category. Many people see themselves in more than one of these experiences. Start with the one that feels most familiar.
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You're successful on the outside, but your mind never slows down. Everyone else sees someone who has it together. You know how exhausting it is to keep it that way.
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You've been carrying too much for too long, and it's finally catching up with you. You've spent so long carrying everyone else that you're no longer sure what it feels like to be rested.
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The finish line keeps moving, and no accomplishment ever feels like enough.
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You've become so good at meeting everyone else's needs that your own have become difficult to recognize.
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The pressure you've been holding inside is beginning to show up in ways that don't feel like you.
Not sure where you fit?
You don't need to have the "right" answer before reaching out. We can figure that out together.
Looking for Relationship
Support Instead?
Not every challenge begins within one person.
If your primary concern is your relationship, you may benefit more from working together as a couple—or, if you're uncertain whether your marriage can or should continue, through Discernment Counseling.
A Little About Me
Now for the part where I'm actually supposed to tell you about myself.
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Supervisor, educator, business owner, consultant, wife, and mom. Those roles have shaped me just as much as my professional training, reminding me daily that success, relationships, purpose, and personal well-being are deeply connected.
Outside of the office, I'm happiest spending time with my husband and daughter, tending to my garden, cheering at the ice rink, or tackling my next home project. Those everyday moments remind me that a meaningful life isn't built through achievement alone.
In addition to my graduate training in marriage and family therapy, I earned an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Clemson University because I've always been fascinated by how people build meaningful work and meaningful lives.
That combination of clinical and business training has given me a unique perspective when working with entrepreneurs, executives, and other high-performing professionals.
I understand that personal challenges don't happen in isolation—they affect your leadership, your work, your family, and the life you've worked so hard to build.
I also teach and supervise other therapists, which keeps me actively engaged
in ongoing learning and the latest developments in the field.
More importantly, I strive to be the kind of therapist I would want to see: engaged, curious, collaborative, practical, and fully present.
Ready to Get Started?
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Finding the right therapist matters.
Whether you're looking for individual therapy, hoping to strengthen your relationship through couples counseling, or facing the difficult decision of whether to stay in your marriage, my goal is the same: to help you move forward with greater clarity, intention, and confidence.
For a long time, you've been the one
everyone else depends on.
Therapy gives you a place where, for once, you don't have to carry it all by yourself.
And if I'm not the right fit, I'll gladly help point you toward someone who is.
