Welcome! My name is Laura Fuentes and I am honoured and delighted to collaborate and support you with mental health issues, you feel you may be struggling with.
My journey as a therapist started in Ottawa and I specialize in trauma therapy with children, youth and adults from various backgrounds. Trauma involves many factors and this has helped me to understand many issues that come with trauma. Issues relating to areas within school, family, grief, anxiety, depression, migration, work, abuse, relationships, substance use and suicidal ideation.
Modalities I use within practice will depend on the client’s unique needs and where they want to go within their journey. Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Strengths Based approach are the most commonly used, however I have also worked with with Commitment and Acceptance Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Play Therapy and Art Therapy.
While working with clients I have received wonderful feedback from them that truly confirms where I belong. Therapeutic work means being able to adapt to your clients needs and not placing everyone in the same box. I believe in respecting each individual’s pace, time and efforts to work towards meaningful goals. It always begins with ourselves.
