About Dr. Burlingame-Lee:
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I'm Laura (Dr. Burlingame-Lee), and I'd like to tell you a little bit about what I do. When I was in private practice, I offered individual therapy, couples counseling, and life coaching, as well as psychological assessment, group therapy, support groups, seminars and workshops. Clinically, I specialized in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and work with women and men of all backgrounds. I also provided psychological assessment in a variety of areas, including ADD/ADHD, and personality assessment. I'm trained and skilled in working with anxiety and depression, gender and women's issues, sexuality, coming out and transitioning issues, coping with distress, developing and healing relationships, trauma and abuse, and personality disorders, especially borderline personality disorder. Additionally, I worked with issues associated with aging, managing stress, integrating spirituality into your life (if wanted), and helping you identify your dreams and your goals. I thoroughly enjoyed coaching people who are healing, growing into their full potential, and working on achieving their dreams.
My training includes earning a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. I completed my APA-approved internship at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan, where I chose rotations in the geriatric, admissions, and male offenders units. I have also trained extensively in providing DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and specialized in this type of therapy since 2001, beginning in graduate school. Last (and not least), I am a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Idaho, and have continued to expand my knowledge by studying positive psychology, art and creative therapies, coaching methodology and theory, and techniques that will help both counseling and coaching clients. |
Coaching is a premium service that I offer to clients who want a personalized, positive approach to creating change in their lives. In coaching, the focus is on enhancing performance, creating systems for accountability and growth, creating success, enhancing confidence and effective communication, and building strong self-worth. I have had years of experience providing structure, encouragement, and resources to individuals and group members wanting to improve their lives, their careers, and their creativity. Coaching is interactive and focused on your dreams, your strengths and challenges, and your goals. We can explore family, work, personal, and social selves and how you want to balance them. We discuss priorities, balance, goals and the life you want to lead, and can include journaling, creative expression, structuring and organizing time and resources or other techniques to clarify what you want to see happen in your life. Coaching packages include life coaching, confidence coaching, exam/study skills/academic coaching, and business coaching. In addition to these areas, creative coaching can also help with creative blocks, exploring who your creative self is, and uncovering that self through creative activities such as mask-making, art journaling, or other artistic pursuits. Techniques I use include goal-setting strategies, accountability plans, exploring blocks and obstacles to progress, exploring your values, and aligning your goals and actions with your values. This coaching orientation applies to life coaching, exam/study coaching, confidence/self-worth coaching, and/or creativity coaching, as well as many other life situations.
I currently offer workshops in self-esteem for both girls and adults (men and women), journaling for well-being, and self-understanding through creative expression. I also work with developing positive body image and self-concept, understanding how media affect well-being, and stress management. Creatively, I am a trained SoulCollage® Facilitator and offer SoulCollage® classes and other creative classes through Catalyst Arts Collaborative.
In regard to therapy, I currently work in Boise, Idaho, working with clients in a counseling clinic. In my clinical work, I focus on adjustment to challenging and life-changing circumstances, identifying and challenging negative thinking, developing positive coping and life skills, building positive experiences, increasing awareness of societal influences as they affect a variety of life issues, including gender, sexuality, body image, aging, and self-esteem. I enjoy working with religion and spirituality, especially when it intersects with trauma and social/psychological functioning. I work with and am trained as a Level 1 provider in iRest (c), and am a Level 1 training provider in EMDR. I enjoy bringing in creative aspects of therapy, such as personal myths, metaphors, artistic expression, and journaling. I utilize mindfulness as a tool in therapy as well as in my own life.
Since July of 2023, I have worked with Thriveworks Counseling in Meridian ID, as a clinical counseling psychologist. I provide counseling and support to clients experiencing stress and disruption stemming from a variety of difficult life circumstances, traumatic experiences, and emotional/psychological challenges and conditions, insomnia coaching, and other counseling needs.
I have a passion for promoting wellness and recovery, creating peace and promoting unity, and for increasing acceptance of differences and celebrating diversity. My workshops and seminars in these topics reflect both my training and my belief that these are possible and attainable. I strive to work with you wholistically – looking not only at what brings you to see me, but also how you approach life, what your experiences have been and how they affect you today, and how all aspects of who you are – your physical, mental/cognitive, creative and emotional sides – integrate into who you want to become.
If you have questions, or wish to get in touch with me, please email me at:[email protected].
Dr. Burlingame-Lee is available for engagements in motivational speaking, and for seminars and workshops such “An Introduction to DBT,” “Coping with Tough Times,” "Creative Journaling: Love the Questions," and “Loving Your Beautiful Body.” Please email me at: [email protected] or contact me via this webpage for workshop/seminar availability and fees.
Please Note: The information on this page is intended for informational purposes only. This is not therapy, and if you wish to work in therapy or receive life coaching, please feel free to contact me. If you are in crisis or danger, please go to your nearest emergegency room or call 911 for immediate help.
I currently offer workshops in self-esteem for both girls and adults (men and women), journaling for well-being, and self-understanding through creative expression. I also work with developing positive body image and self-concept, understanding how media affect well-being, and stress management. Creatively, I am a trained SoulCollage® Facilitator and offer SoulCollage® classes and other creative classes through Catalyst Arts Collaborative.
In regard to therapy, I currently work in Boise, Idaho, working with clients in a counseling clinic. In my clinical work, I focus on adjustment to challenging and life-changing circumstances, identifying and challenging negative thinking, developing positive coping and life skills, building positive experiences, increasing awareness of societal influences as they affect a variety of life issues, including gender, sexuality, body image, aging, and self-esteem. I enjoy working with religion and spirituality, especially when it intersects with trauma and social/psychological functioning. I work with and am trained as a Level 1 provider in iRest (c), and am a Level 1 training provider in EMDR. I enjoy bringing in creative aspects of therapy, such as personal myths, metaphors, artistic expression, and journaling. I utilize mindfulness as a tool in therapy as well as in my own life.
Since July of 2023, I have worked with Thriveworks Counseling in Meridian ID, as a clinical counseling psychologist. I provide counseling and support to clients experiencing stress and disruption stemming from a variety of difficult life circumstances, traumatic experiences, and emotional/psychological challenges and conditions, insomnia coaching, and other counseling needs.
I have a passion for promoting wellness and recovery, creating peace and promoting unity, and for increasing acceptance of differences and celebrating diversity. My workshops and seminars in these topics reflect both my training and my belief that these are possible and attainable. I strive to work with you wholistically – looking not only at what brings you to see me, but also how you approach life, what your experiences have been and how they affect you today, and how all aspects of who you are – your physical, mental/cognitive, creative and emotional sides – integrate into who you want to become.
If you have questions, or wish to get in touch with me, please email me at:[email protected].
Dr. Burlingame-Lee is available for engagements in motivational speaking, and for seminars and workshops such “An Introduction to DBT,” “Coping with Tough Times,” "Creative Journaling: Love the Questions," and “Loving Your Beautiful Body.” Please email me at: [email protected] or contact me via this webpage for workshop/seminar availability and fees.
Please Note: The information on this page is intended for informational purposes only. This is not therapy, and if you wish to work in therapy or receive life coaching, please feel free to contact me. If you are in crisis or danger, please go to your nearest emergegency room or call 911 for immediate help.