Dr. Laura Kasper

Biography

Psychologist practicing psychotherapy for 18 years, Laura B. Kasper has experience working with a diverse group of clients presenting various concerns, including gender, sexual orientation, and race/ethnicity. Regardless of background, most of her clients are highly intelligent and accomplished individuals seeking to elevate their personal and professional relationships. Her therapeutic approach uniquely blends first-hand experience in high-performing professional environments with Buddhist psychology techniques, offering support that is unrelentingly compassionate, direct, and powerful. Her research and clinical expertise focus on authenticity in self-relationships, interpersonal communication, and issues related to sexual orientation, gender, and sexuality. Her services encompass individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, along with video counseling sessions for individuals and couples in California, Washington D.C., and Virginia. Laura earned her master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Maryland's Counseling Psychology program, and she has completed her internship and post-doctoral training as a Staff Psychologist at George Washington University Counseling Center before starting her private practice. Currently, she is involved in the Interpersonal Dynamics Facilitator Training Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business to facilitate small group sessions for the elective, Interpersonal Dynamics. With a practice rooted in mindfulness, she has been a dedicated practitioner of Vipassana meditation for fifteen years, having participated in numerous silent meditation retreats.

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