Laura Draughn Siktberg, LMSW
Therapist (She / Her)
I provide empathy, hope, and solutions to my clients and want to ensure you know you are not alone in this. Through an inclusive, affirming, trauma-informed lens, I would be honored to meet you exactly where you are and guide you toward the best version of yourself. It is important to me that you leave our sessions feeling heard and empowered to get back on your feet—and hopefully, we’ll share a laugh or two as we get there. Being a human is hard, and I am ready to do this work together with you.
A little more about me
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Specialties
Family of Origin Dysfunction
Depression and Anxiety
Loneliness
Sex and Sexual Trauma
Healthcare Burnout
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
Values
Connection
I want my clients to know that I am human too and can understand a lot of what you’re going through. I am not a “blank slate” or “poker face” therapist- you will get insight into what I am thinking and hear about my lived experiences too, when appropriate.
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Openness
I enter each session with warm curiosity and hope clients know they are safe to share with me. I am also open to feedback and input from clients on how they feel therapy is going and what preferences they have for structuring our sessions. While yes, I have the training and experience, each client is their personal expert.
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Balance
Our sessions will feel like a healthy mix of the human-to-human connection I mentioned above, discussing our recent favorite reads or current events, as well as doing some healing trauma work and gaining coping skills.
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Outside of Work
What makes you unique?
I don't like avocados, sushi, or fairy smut so you can say I’m not like most girls. Although I do have a Golden Retriever and like to get my hair highlighted. Balance!
What does self-care look like for you?
Love me a good historical fiction book, Armchair Expert podcast, walking from station to station at the YMCA acting like I’m doing things, and eating queso with people I love.
What’s one thing you’ve learned from therapy that you apply in your own life?
To reframe my quirks or anxieties as strengths. Instead of letting them define or debilitate me, I use them to work for and protect me!
Qualifications
Education
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Bachelor of Science in Sociology - Wake Forest University, North Carolina
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Master of Science in Social Work - University of Tennessee, Nashville
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Tennessee Licensed Master Social Worker, #14159
Trainings
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EMDR I & II Trained
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I-CBT trained
Experience
Experience working in outpatient clinical settings, helping individuals navigate family dysfunction, trauma history, relationship conflict, neurodivergence, and anxiety disorders. Laura has worked with both children and adults and found her niche in the adult population. Past experience has taught Laura that no two clients are the same and that showing up with openness to each new client is one of the best gifts we can give.
"Sometimes your mind plays tricks on you. It can tell you you’re no good, that it's all hopeless… But I’ve discovered this… You are loved and important and you bring to this world things no one else can. So hold on."
- Charlie Mackesy