Laurie Patton, M.S.

Laurie obtained her masters degree in counseling from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 1986. Before joining Psychotherapy Associates staff, she maintained a private practice, treating adults and children in individual, group and family therapy. She has previously practiced at Child Guidance Center in Lincoln, where she directed the Community Services for Seriously Disturbed Youth program and developed the Extended Day Treatment Program for which she served as Director for many years.

A Nebraska Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner, Laurie has obtained specialized post-graduate training in treatment of dissociative and other disorders of traumatic stress. She has completed training in the use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and has extensive training in clinical hypnosis.