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Laura Lofy, MPH, PhD, LP

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Dr. Laura Lofy is a licensed psychologist. She holds a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota and a masters in maternal and child health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As an undergraduate, Laura studied international relations.

Laura specializes in working with children, adolescents , and adults with histories of complex developmental trauma, especially those who have experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment, domestic violence, family disruption, and/or attachment challenges. Laura works with many children from these hard places who have found their forever families through domestic or international adoption. She also loves to work with children and adolescents who are in transition, either living in foster homes or other out-of-home placements. Laura has experience working with neurodiverse individuals.

Laura is trained in a number of treatment approaches designed to help children who need help processing trauma and building healthy relationships with their caregivers.

Her primary treatment approaches include:
– Emotionally Focused Therapies (Individual and Family)
– Filial (parent-child) Play Therapy
– Personal Centered Therapy

She also incorporates body-based strategies, such a Brainspotting and Somatic Experiences, and she often used art-based approaches, especially for children and teens.

Laura is also trained in psychological evaluation, and is able to provide:

· Pre-adoption parent psychological evaluation

Laura has experience in a variety of educational, nonprofit, clinical and international settings, including, public and private schools, Head Start, and nonprofit and private health centers. In addition to working with children with trauma histories, she has experience working with children with developmental disabilities (e.g., autism, ADHD), learning disorders, and mental health diagnoses (e.g., anxiety, depression). Having trained and worked as a school psychologist, Laura has a solid understanding of special education and can help support parents regarding educational decision making.

Laura spent five years living and working as the Director of Youth Services for the Half the Sky Foundation and a Psychologist for LIH Olivia’s Place Pediatric Therapy Center. She is also the mother of three internationally-adopted children.

Lofy Psychology LLC
8700 W 36th Street
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
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Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/laura-j-lofy-saint-louis-park-mn/255160
Lofy Psychology LLC
8700 W 36th Street
St. Louis Park, MN 55426

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Practice Location:
Office-Based
Telehealth
Insurance Taken:
Aetna
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Cigna
HealthPartners
Medica
Medical Assistance
Optum Health
Preferred One
UCare
United Healthcare
Treatment Modalities:
Brainspotting
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)
Experiential Play Therapy
Filial Play Therapy
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Neuropsychological Testing
Pre-Adoption Evaluations
Psychological Testing
Sand Tray or Sand Play
Somatic Experiencing (SE)
TheraPlay
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
Areas of Practice:
Adoption Identity (i.e., self-worth, self-esteem)
Attachment
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Childhood Depression
Educational Consulting (IEP/504 Assistance)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs)
Foster Care
Grief and Loss Related to Adoption
Intellectual Disabilities
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Parent Coaching
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
Sexual Abuse (Victim)
Transracial/Transcultural Families
Client Demographics:
Adult (Ad. Parent - Individual)
Elementary Age (7-12)
Family Work
Parent Coaching
Teen (13-18)
Young Child (3-6)

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If your family is facing financial barriers to receiving care from an adoption-competent therapist in Minnesota, please reach out to our HELP Program: https://fosteradoptmn.org/help_program_overview/

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