Life's challenges can overwhelm us and leave us feeling chronically stressed. An understanding and kind therapist can provide relief by making sense of our thoughts and feelings, and helping to find new ways of coping. I believe that good therapy helps people create more fulfilling relationships, nurture talents and abilities, have healthier self-esteem, deepen self-awareness, renew hope and adjust to and cope with life's inevitable challenges.

I work with individuals struggling in their relationships, with parenting, at work and with postpartum issues. My style is warm, understanding and thoughtful. I help people make connections between their past hurts and present problems, and identify painful patterns in their lives. I utilize mindfulness and meditation when appropriate.

I developed a broad, sophisticated perspective from time at the Erikson Institute. I supervised psychologists there, and currently train therapists at my private practice. My experience with infants & young children allow me to understand the unique stressors facing parents. I help parents understand their children and to respond to them more effectively.

In addition to her work as a therapy, Dr. Fraint also runs groups to help parents manage anxiety related to their child’s food allergies.

Often, life turns out wildly different than we planned or hoped for. Sometimes we find that the usual ways of coping don’t seem to be working anymore, or kids bring up unexpected feelings in us. I work with children and parents navigating life’s curveballs that often include behavioral issues, school challenges, anxiety, and trauma. Understanding a child’s experience helps to find the underlying sources of tension. Exploring parents’ own histories helps to foster a stronger, deeper relationship and increase moments of joy. I am able to connect well with both kids and adults to create a safe, comfortable and empowering environment. I seek to build on relationships and the strengths already present to help parents understand their children and respond more effectively, as well as gain more insight into themselves. I use play-based or talk therapy depending on the child’s developmental level. Additionally, I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship, or life stress.

Tori Albarracin is a pre- licensed professional who joined Dr. Laura Fraint, LLC in 2022. Tori has previously worked in a forensic setting where she provided therapy services to juvenile residents at a detention center and a private practice setting where she conducted neuropsychological evaluations to children and adolescents. Additionally, Tori has experience working in a non-profit setting providing therapy and comprehensive psychological evaluations to juvenile and emerging adult clients who are receiving social and legal services. Tori’s approach to treatment includes a client-centered, relational approach, and she believes that change can occur through a secure, warm therapeutic relationship. Tori values trauma-informed treatments and is committed to providing a safe space for clients to collaboratively work through various issues at their own pace. Tori’s particular clinical interests include complex trauma, anxiety, depression, family conflict, and relationship concerns.