About Laura

 

Laura Melrose, LMFT

Laura is passionate about connecting with people in their stories and the ever-changing seasons of their lives - single, married, parent, career, etc - and the balance of having many roles and hats we wear in relationships while also staying connected to our own hearts and needs.

Laura primarily focuses on healing trauma through mind-body connection using trauma-informed experiential modalities in intensive and immersive formats called “Journeys.” These journeys are scheduled as one or multiple full days to allow the client to unplug from their daily distractions, take a deeper dive into the root cause of their symptoms, and focus on their therapeutic goals.

Her foundational model is Internal Family Systems (IFS) or “parts work” which helps identify parts of ourselves that carry thoughts and beliefs that may be stuck in the body and may also be released as physical symptoms. Even if no physical symptoms are present, this “parts” language and awareness can help clients unblend from negative beliefs, trauma, grief, perfectionism, people pleasing behaviors, and unwanted habits that may be buried in the subconscious brain and blocking them from centered living. 

Laura has committed to her own personal healing journey and believes that is key to being there for you in your journey as well. She has 3 adopted sons from Haiti - 25 and twin 21 year olds - and a 4 year old biological daughter. So she is also very attuned to all transitions and stages of parenting. She believes in fostering a healthy compassionate relationship with yourSELF in order to connect in all your relationships (spouses, children, other family members, friends, co-workers, etc) with that same compassion.

When not in the therapy room with you, Laura most enjoys time with her family, dancing, music, flower arranging, decorating, creating soups, poetry, hiking, traveling, the sound of flowing water, sitting by a fire, good coffee, and great wine.

Credentials:

  • Founder and Owner of New Song Counseling, PLLC

  • Contract Counselor for Onsite Entertainment and Specialized Services

  • Executive Clinical Director of Milestones at Onsite (2021-2022)

  • Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (TN Lic #879)

  • Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (Trevecca Nazarene University) 

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (Belmont University)

  • Associate Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)

  • AAMFT Approved Supervisor

  • Previous work experience in the Music Industry - record label, artist management 

Trainings:

  • Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist

  • Program Assistant for IFS Level 1 training

  • Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)  

  • Psychodrama

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy externship (EFT)

  • Enneagram

  • Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSY)

  • PREPARE-Enrich Inventory for couples

  • Trauma Resilience Model (TRM)