Frequently Asked Questions

General FAQs

  • work with people navigating grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, chronic stress, relationship challenges, life transitions, and a deep sense of feeling stuck or disconnected from themselves. While these concerns may look different on the surface, the work often centers on helping people reconnect with their inner world, rebuild self-trust, and make meaning from experiences that have shaped them.

  • People often reach out when something feels off - emotionally, physically, or relationally.

    You don’t need to be in crisis or have everything figured out to begin. Therapy can be a supportive space if you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, curious about yourself, or ready to explore patterns that no longer fit.

  • Sessions are grounded, relational, and collaborative. My role is not to fix or advise you, but to create a space where you feel deeply seen, heard, and supported while also being gently challenged. The work is thoughtful, curious, and paced to your nervous system and needs.

  • My approach is flexible and tailored. While I draw from many clinical frameworks and modalities, I prioritize presence, intuition, and the unique process unfolding for each client rather than following rigid protocols.

  • There is no one-size-fits-all timeline. Some people come for focused work around a specific transition or concern, while others engage in longer-term therapy for deeper exploration and integration. We regularly check in to make sure the work feels aligned and meaningful.

  • Yes. I offer virtual sessions, which allow for flexibility and accessibility while still supporting deep and effective work.

  • Insurance acceptance depends on the type of work we are doing. Clinical therapy may be eligible for insurance, while non-clinical services are typically private pay. We can discuss options during an initial consultation.

  • Progress often shows up subtly before it feels dramatic. Clients notice increased self-awareness, reduced self-criticism, more emotional regulation, clearer boundaries, and a deeper sense of connection to themselves. Progress isn’t linear, but it is meaningful.

Laura Walton FAQs

  • Laura is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), clinical supervisor, and the founder of Grief On Purpose—a grief and trauma support platform rooted in accessibility and healing. Her work blends lived experience with trauma-informed therapeutic tools to help individuals navigate loss, trauma recovery, and inner child healing with clarity and compassion.

  • Yes, I am currently seeing both clinical and non-clinical clients through my private practice. You can schedule a free consultation via the button at the top of the page.

  • My path into this work began through personal loss. Experiencing profound grief early in life shaped how I understand suffering, healing, and meaning. Over time, my own therapeutic journey helped me recognize the importance of compassionate, spacious support—and inspired me to offer that space to others.

  • While I am clinically trained and ethically grounded, my work goes beyond symptom reduction or rigid models.

    I value deep listening, intuition, and honoring the parts of human experience that can’t always be neatly categorized.

  • Grief is the foundation of my work. Rather than focusing on “getting over” loss, I help clients learn how to live with grief and understand how it shapes identity, values, and meaning. From there, the work naturally expands into growth, integration, and transformation.

  • I’m especially drawn to people who are curious, reflective, and willing to explore themselves honestly. This work is well-suited for those open to questioning old narratives and engaging in deeper inner work.

  • I’m not a quick-fix therapist, and I don’t offer surface-level solutions or advice. I don’t follow a one-size-fits-all model, and I won’t push you faster than your system is ready to go. This work requires mutual engagement and presence.

  • I pay close attention to the body, nervous system, attachment patterns, and meaning-making processes. I’m also attuned to neurodiversity and how different brains experience the world, relationships, and therapy itself.

Clinical Therapy Modalities

  • Being trauma-informed means recognizing that trauma lives in the body, affects boundaries, and shapes how we connect. Laura creates grief and trauma healing support tools that prioritize emotional safety, especially for women, young widows, and those healing from childhood trauma or early attachment wounds.

  • Family Systems Theory looks at how generational grief, relational patterns, and inherited dynamics shape our grief response. Laura draws on this when addressing complex grief and grief support for parents and families.

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps process distressing memories that feel stuck in the nervous system. It reduces emotional intensity and allows memories to be integrated without reliving or retraumatization.

  • Brainspotting helps unlock grief held in the body—especially grief that presents through physical symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, or numbness. It’s an ideal modality for somatic grief healing when language falls short.

  • DBR addresses trauma stored in the brainstem—the body’s survival center. Laura uses DBR to help clients heal from the freeze response often experienced during early grief or traumatic loss.

  • Laura has trained in psychedelic-assisted therapy for trauma processing. While not currently offered through Grief On Purpose, her trauma-informed resources are influenced by its philosophies of expanded awareness and emotional integration.

  • Laura’s reparenting trauma tools are grounded in Parts Work and PIT. These approaches help clients heal inner child wounds, communicate their needs, and learn how to set boundaries with trauma survivors in mind.

  • CBC offers a non-pathologizing grief approach that emphasizes connection and meaning over “moving on.” This method aligns with Laura’s belief in transformative grief and staying connected with loved ones after death.

  • EFT strengthens attachment security and emotional resilience, especially for those experiencing relationship rupture due to loss. Laura uses it in grief after partner loss and widow community healing spaces.

  • Developed by Dr. Gabor Maté, this approach examines how internalized messages shape grief, shame, and self-worth. Laura uses it to gently challenge grief misconceptions and support emotional healing after death.

  • MBSR supports nervous system regulation and emotional presence. It’s often included in Laura’s printable grief workbooks and early grief support bundles as part of spiritual and physical self-care.

  • This approach to relational healing is woven into Laura’s grief support for couples and parents. Especially helpful when closing an estate after death or navigating partner loss grief.

  • ART combines eye movements and guided imagery to help clients reprocess distressing memories and shift emotional responses, often more quickly than traditional talk therapy.

  • MIGDAS-2 is a comprehensive assessment that explores how someone experiences the world across the autism and neurodiversity spectrum. It can guide therapy and support a deeper understanding of strengths and needs.

  • Not at all. If modality names don’t matter to you, we can focus on how the work feels and what’s most supportive. I choose approaches based on your needs, not based on labels.

  • Non-clinical work focuses on personal growth, self-exploration, meaning-making, and integration rather than diagnosis or symptom treatment. It can be deeply transformative and is often ideal for people who feel stable but want to explore themselves more fully, or who have already done significant therapeutic work.

  • Hypnotherapy is a guided state of focused attention and deep awareness. It’s not mind control or unconsciousness.

    You remain present, aware, and in control the entire time. This state allows access to subconscious patterns, beliefs, emotions, and inner imagery that can be difficult to reach through conversation alone.

  • I use hypnotherapy to help clients explore and shift deeply held beliefs, access inner resources, and integrate change at both conscious and subconscious levels.

    Sessions are collaborative, consent-based, and tailored to your goals. Hypnotherapy can support emotional regulation, insight, meaning-making, and reconnection with parts of self that feel distant or blocked.

  • Hypnotherapy can be helpful for working with anxiety, phobias, stress responses, self-criticism, grief, identity exploration, creative blocks, and life transitions. It is also useful for strengthening intuition, self-trust, and internal coherence.

  • Most people describe hypnotherapy as deeply calming, focused, and immersive (similar to being absorbed in a book or daydream). You can speak, move, and stop at any point.

    Many clients feel more connected to themselves during and after sessions.

  • No belief is required. Hypnotherapy works with attention, imagination, and the nervous system—capacities everyone already has. Curiosity and openness are more important than belief.

  • Ketamine-assisted therapy combines ketamine experiences with therapeutic preparation and integration. Ketamine can temporarily soften rigid thought patterns and create space for insight, emotional release, and new perspectives. Integration sessions help translate those experiences into lasting change.

  • We decide together. I continually assess what feels supportive, ethical, and aligned with your goals and nervous system. The work evolves as you do, and no single modality defines the process.

Non-Clinical & Integrative Modalities