Laura Randall (she/her/hers)

I participate in collective recovery from whiteness and white supremacy by challenging dominant narratives and cross-cultural dialogue. I am deeply impacted by white dominant culture and western systems of thought. I interrupt patterns of suppression and oppression by taking a deep look at how these patterns play out within my own behaviors. I have trained with the Cultural Wellness Center and Anam Cara Therapies.

For the past decade, I have worked in various settings and capacities of women's health. My role has ranged from Community Health Worker, Women's Health Educator, Spanish Medical Interpreter, Massage Therapist and Marriage & Family therapist. I have worked in clinical and hospital settings alongside doctors, midwives, OBGYNs, nurses, and NAs. I became an Integrative Medicine practitioner in the birth setting with the Penny George Institute at Mercy and Abbott Northwestern Hospitals.

I have completed various trainings specific to the childbearing years: Bodywork for the Childbearing Year, Spinning Babies Aware Practitioner, Doula from Within, PSI's Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care course, and Holistic Abdominal Relief Therapy. As an Integrative Medicine provider, I support individuals, couples, and families through high risk pregnancy requiring hospitalization, complex and traumatic birth, fetal loss, and complications postpartum.

I use training in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) to work with couples, individuals and families to peel back the layers of emotions, expressed and unexpressed. I support clients to hear each other and be heard both inside and outside of the therapy room.

Trained in Marriage & Family Therapy, I work with couples who are struggling with communication and loss of connection. We practice new communication skills during session and we look for ways to restore connection. Couples find that they are more able to empathize and understand each other.

My background in holistic therapies, bodywork and energy work shapes my approach in the therapy setting. I use grounding and visualization and support clients to find their own practices for managing stress and coping with mental health challenges. Clients develop and build on their own body awareness to increase health and wellness.