LAURIE CHAPMAN, LMFT, EMDR Consultant

Laurie has provided therapy and coaching services for the past 30 years. She graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a degree in psychology and a Minor in Business and has a Master’s Degree in the Science of Counseling from San Diego State University.

Her client base includes individuals, couples, families, corporate leaders, and athletes.  In her role as a licensed therapist, she has specific expertise in the following areas: trauma, addiction, mood disorders, women’s issues, performance enhancement, couples in transition, grief and loss, and stress management. 

The techniques she uses are derived from cutting-edge therapy models: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), Brief Strategic Therapy, Post Induction Therapy, Brain-Spotting, and Solution-Focused Therapy. These models focus on the enhancement of individual strengths and the removal of old thought and communication patterns that prevent individuals from achieving what they desire. 

Laurie also incorporates EMDR Intensives into her practice, which entails the use of EMDR and EMDR 2.0 protocols for 3-6 hours a day over the course of 1-5 days. This strategy is a powerful resource that can help individuals create change in specific areas of their lives in a short amount of time. EMDR Intensives can also help individuals create movement when they are feeling stuck in traditionally structured therapy sessions.

Additionally, Laurie is a certified HypnoBreathwork® coach. She uses this as another breakthrough strategy for change.  This technique incorporates the power of breathwork to clear suppressed emotions and energetic patterns, combined with hypnosis for visualization and subconscious reprogramming. The unique formula accelerates trance-induced states where our brain waves are more suggestible. It allows us to align our conscious goals and subconscious motivations to shift our energy and create the life we want.

Laurie's athletic base includes working with nationally ranked competitors in the following sports: equestrian,  long-distance running, track and field, figure skating, baseball, and cycling. Her expertise in the corporate world has provided her with skills and knowledge to integrate this into her work with business leaders and entrepreneurs as well.