Laura Tapscott, LCSW
I believe that people are always the experts of their own lives, and at the same time, that people can discover within them new strengths and abilities through the therapeutic process.
I support people who have experienced traumas to heal. I help people to navigate life transitions. From my years working with children and adolescents and their families, I have a special passion to support caregivers to thrive and put forth their best selves in parenting. I am also passionate about supporting young adults to navigate the transition to adulthood. I work with adults, young adults, and families who are wanting to pick up the pieces and thrive in the aftermath of difficult experiences or wanting to change relationship patterns. I provide family and individual therapy and parent coaching. I am a trauma therapist and use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Radically Open DBT (RO DBT Level 3), and an attachment-based therapy called Theraplay in my work.
I strive for cultural humility and to be affirming of people’s varied identities.
If I have the honor to work with you or your family, I will invite you to collaborate in our treatment and give me ongoing feedback about ways I can best help you meet your goals. I can promise to be human, to own it when I realize I make a mistake, to give you evidence-based information to help you make informed decisions about your mental well-being, and above all, to support you to find the path and ways of being that work best for you.
I am passionate about helping people understand and advocate for themselves within the complex systems of power affecting them.
As a therapist, I worked in Arizona for a behavioral health agency serving survivors of interpersonal violence, where I learned Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). I also worked as a therapist for a group home and as an in-home therapist with children and families. I currently work as a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) therapist for children and adolescents at Hillside Hospital, a residential treatment program.
Before I became a social worker, I volunteered for the Peace Corps and then worked in the US with nonprofits and government agencies serving a refugee resettlement agency, a victim advocacy program for victims of interpersonal violence, and an organization serving immigrants.
When I’m not seeing clients, you can find me and my family on a playground, backyard or forest trails; running, cooking while listening to podcasts, and putting away lots of laundry.
If you feel that we would be a good fit, please feel free to contact me at Laura@eastatlantacounseling.com or 470-851-4480. Laura is located at our Decatur location for in-person sessions and telehealth.