Laura C. Strom, PsyD
I spent a total of five years working for Stanford involved in clinical research trials testing a short-term treatment that helped people heal from horrific traumas. Total treatment time is usually less than 20 sessions. As a result of a half decade of superb training from Stanford, I know exactly what to do to get you feeling better fast.
In my 40s I had the opportunity to return to school and pursue a degree in counseling. As fate would have it, in my first internship, at a middle school in a violent neighborhood in San Francisco, I met a researcher from Stanford. Victor Carrion, MD, child psychiatrist, and director of the Stanford Early Life Stress Research Program wanted to test a 15-18 session protocol he developed for children who had been through trauma. After two years with Dr. Carrion as an intern, I was eventually hired as one of two therapists in his much larger three-year clinical research trial.
The Stanford Cue-Centered Treatment: A multi-modal approach for youth experiencing posttraumatic symptoms†is a 15-18 session intervention with results published in a peer-reviewed journal, and a book and training are forthcoming. Children had a 65% decrease in posttraumatic symptoms very rapidly. They had huge drops in anxiety and depression. This treatment can also be done with adults.
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If trauma has changed your life, and is affecting you on a daily basis, please consider making contact with me. You can send me an email, or if you feel ready, take a bigger step, and schedule a consultation with me to discuss your situation.
Click here to read my Curriculum Vitae.
Who I work with
- Children 4+
- Teens
- Adults
- Older Adults
Specializations
- Trauma
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Disabilities
- House calls!
Who I work with
- Children 4+
- Teens
- Adults
- Older Adults
Specializations
- Trauma
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Disabilities
- House calls!
Dr. Laura Strom trains other mental health providers, parents, teachers, and the public on trauma. Left clip from a five hour training, “Effective Treatment Strategies for Traumatized Youth” for other mental health providers at Eastern Illinois University, Feb. 2013. Right clip from a lecture in Dec. 2013 to the Redwood Empire California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.