“After my husband died, I did not want to be a “stuck” grieving mom to my adult children. I wanted to process and deal with my grief in a productive way and to model how to continue to live while dealing with our family’s tremendous loss. The IFS model has worked well for me, allowing me to feel big emotions and to develop a stronger understanding of who I am. While I still grieve, I feel lighter and believe I maintain a healthy outlook on my life moving forward.“

- IFS Coaching Client

“You create a space where learning feels alive.”

- Foundations of Grief Participant

“Learning from someone so deeply knowledgeable,  attuned, thoughtful, and generous is rare.”

- Foundations of Grief Participant

"I highly recommend participating in one of Lara's classes.  She is engaging, brings forth up to date grief and trauma theory, shares wonderful resources, and included energizing activities and interventions.  She is overall a wonderful presenter and teacher.  You know you have a quality instructor when you leave with your brain buzzing and your energy lifted!"

–Continuing Education Participant

“Your willingness to be real and to teach grief not just as a concept but as something lived is what makes your work so powerful.”

- Foundations of Grief Participant

“Your teaching has a way of making complex ideas feel accessible without ever losing their depth.”

- Foundations of Grief Participant