Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
A space to heal, grow & find your way forward
Compassionate, evidence-based therapy for individuals, couples, and families in California, Oregon & Washington — including virtual sessions.
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Compassionate, evidence-based therapy for individuals, couples, and families in California, Oregon & Washington — including virtual sessions.
About Laura
I'm Laura Silvester, a licensed clinical social worker with over a decade of experience supporting individuals and families through life's most challenging transitions.
My approach blends evidence-based methods — including Gottman Method couples therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy — with genuine warmth and cultural humility. I believe the therapeutic relationship itself is the foundation of meaningful change.
I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, and identity. I am especially passionate about supporting the LGBTQIA+ community.
What I Offer
One-on-one sessions to explore anxiety, depression, life transitions, and personal growth at your own pace.
Gottman-informed work to help partners rebuild trust, improve communication, and deepen connection.
Specialized, affirming care for queer and trans individuals at every stage of their journey.
Secure, convenient video sessions available across California, Oregon, and Washington.
Kind Words
I came to Laura carrying years of unresolved pain — divorce, loss, infertility, and new challenges I didn't know how to face. She never threw advice at me. She gave me tools, and the patience to use them. I only wish I'd started sooner.
When I first started therapy with Laura, I didn't know what to expect. I had never taken therapy in my life. I had gone through so much in my past from a nasty divorce, to a painful medical condition, layoffs and infertility. I used to feel that I have all the world's problems. All this was past, when you think you have gotten over your past but you haven't. I was so lost and I was going through new challenges. Laura helped me find closure from my past. She made me realize that I was strong, the way I handled everything myself then. It was so nice to let go and clear my mind, and talk to someone. I was also going through new challenges when I started therapy — difficulty with my adopted tween daughter, and challenges with in-law living with you during the pandemic among others. It was very overwhelming. Laura listened to my problems patiently, in a non-judgmental way and helped me get through the difficult times. She didn't want to throw advice, but instead gave me the tools to help me get through. These tools helped me tremendously. I highly recommend Laura.
Laura has been part of the board of directors of my life for years. She has a gift for getting into your world, offering tools that actually work, and celebrating you through the hard parts. I can't overstate how invaluable she's been.
I have been working with Laura for several years. And she is surely a part of the board of directors in my life. We have worked through relationship dynamics, career changes, life changes, and more recently our work during the pandemic was key in keeping me grounded, held and supported, and safe. Words can't describe how invaluable Laura has been to my life and continues to be a therapist that I hold in high regard. She has a great way of listening, getting into my world, and offering tools that have proven useful over the years. I am grateful for her passion and helping people through challenges, and finding ways to celebrate life.
Laura guided me through four of the hardest years of my life with zero judgment and exactly the right touch of lightness when I needed it. She was my only constant — and she helped me pull through. I can't recommend her enough.
Laura helped me for around 4 years. Those were the hardest years of my life: a hard divorce, no job, bad relationships, feeling lots of self pity for a traumatic childhood, COVID. Meeting her weekly was my only constant which gave me a sense of normalcy. With her kind and empathetic guidance, I pulled through. She has the right combination of zero judgement with a touch of silliness at the appropriate time to ease the pain. I never felt pressured or nervous with her. It was just right. I thank Laura for helping me through those years! I only stopped going to her because I moved out of state, otherwise I would've continued. I highly recommend her.
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