Laura Prado, PsyD

Laura Prado, PsyD

Licensed Psychologist

(608) 833-9290, Extension 360

Dr. Laura Prado works with adolescents (15+), adults, and couples. Her areas of interest include stress, trauma, eating disorders, and existential concerns. She uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based therapies, art therapy, relational approaches, and trauma-informed approaches in her work with clients.

More specifically, Dr. Prado specializes in acute and chronic PTSD; complex PTSD; attachment trauma; spiritual/religious trauma; intergenerational trauma; narcissistic abuse; stressor-related disorders; food restriction and purging; identity development; immigrant/refugee concerns; interpersonal challenges; and faith deconstruction. Dr. Prado takes a holistic (mind-body-spirit) approach to therapy and believes that the therapeutic relationship is a primary vehicle for healing. She is influenced by relational, psychodynamic, humanistic, narrative, polyvagal, and expressive approaches to therapy.

Education

Dr. Prado received her doctorate from the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology in Clinical Psychology. She completed her predoctoral internship and her postdoctoral fellowship in Health Psychology at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI. She has a Master's Degree in Teaching and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Psychology and English (Creative Writing).