“But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself – to let go of the limiting stories you’ve told yourself about who you are so that you aren’t trapped by them, so you can live your life and not the story you’ve been telling yourself about your life.”
Lori Gottlieb
Practicing clinical therapist who highlights truth, packaged in fun.
"Ya gotta feel, deal and be real in order to truly heal" . ~ Laurie Jackson
About
A lifelong Alaskan resident, Laurie and her husband Russ, of thirty-three plus years, have three grown and married children.
Laurie received her graduate degree in Clinical Psychology from Alaska Pacific University and has been a practicing licensed clinical counselor for nearly ten years. Her focus is on treating the whole person; mind, body, and spirit using holistic approaches for adults, adolescents and couples.
Laurie is an EMDR provider who facilitates freedom from depression, anxiety, stress management, mood disorders, eating disorders, life transitions, burnout and compassion fatigue, relationships challenges, trauma and abuse, faith and spirituality, grief and loss. Laurie's philosophy in working with her clients or doing training, or anything in life is it to make it 80% fun and 20% work. The work had to be done, but it can be packaged in fun.
Laurie has been a lifelong educator and trainer. She is a certified music teacher which she practiced exclusively for over ten years. She also used her skills to incorporate music as a mental health tool in community workshops including in Alaskan men's and women's prisons. Laurie is a certified fitness coach and practicing mental health workshop facilitator.
Laurie's bubbly and uninhibited personality inspires others to join in the fun of challenging ourselves towards positive life change.
Author of best selling series
The Pick-Me-Up Pocket Therapy booklets
The Pick-Me-Up Pocket Therapy booklets are a Vashti's House bestseller.
According to the CDC, more than 50% of Americans have a diagnosable mental health illness or disorder. But most of our mental health work we do privately, laying in our beds, waiting in our cars, or hiding from the world. These booklets are bringing Laurie's therapy directly to you. Now, you don't have to be alone in your inner work. Learn more, get the whole set, and bring some light, direction, and levity into the complex inner work we all have to do.
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Laurie and I met when we were young moms trying to manage our mental health issues, be "good wives," and take care of our children.
Over the decades, as we experienced healing and grew internally, so did our capacity to expand our knowledge and explore our potential. Laurie's growth led her to become a certified clinical counselor, where she shares her learned and lived experiences with others. Laurie's love for her clients motivates her to stay on the cutting edge of self-care and the professional care of others.
Laurie's commitment to having fun in painful growth and her deep dedication to addressing the root causes of things are why she is such a valuable asset to Vashti's House mission.
