Laura McMurry, MSW, LCSW

Laura has been offering trauma therapy in Columbia since 2010 and has been a clinical social worker for over 30 years.  She brings hope and evidence-based interventions to all who are overcoming childhood adversity and trauma throughout the lifespan.  She finds the body-focused therapies of Deep Brain Reorienting and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to be highly effective, along with Ego-States Therapy and attention to the dissociative symptoms that accompany trauma.  Laura invests in much ongoing training and consultation to offer excellence in clinical practice.  She received her Masters in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis in 1992.

So what is Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)?  A treatment for PTSD that addresses residual shock symptoms that can be held in the body beneath conscious awareness.  By giving slow and deliberate attention to the sequence of bodily changes that occurred after a shocking stimuli, a person can “unwind” from some of the tension and vigilance.  Clients report an increased trust in their body’s own ability to heal, after DBR.  Research confirms its effectiveness as documented here.  And the neuroscience behind it is explained here and here . Now offering group consultation for newly-trained DBR clinicians. Please email perceptionpoint@hushmail.com for further information.

Laura works with adults (age 18 and up) either In-Person and Telehealth for residents of Missouri, Kansas, Idaho, and Massachusetts.  She is out of network with all insurance plans.  Please reach out for further information about rates, sliding scale and availability.  Former clients are always welcome to reconnect.  Email perceptionpoint@hushmail.com or Phone (573) 447-8388.