Laishacarol Prondzinski, MS
Counseling Staff
PRONOUNS She/Her
- BS in Developmental Psychology at St. Mary’s College of CA
- MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from UVM
BIO
Laishacarol stumbled into her passion for working with young adults 17 years ago and has been committed to showing up for them with compassion, humor, and authenticity ever since. She has held many roles throughout her career, including Counselor, Social Worker, Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist, Program Coordinator, and Crisis Clinician and uses these experiences in her current practice as foundational learning for holding complexity, celebrating healing and empowering self-identified change. She strives to move toward equity-based practices, while being humble and aware of her own intersecting identities. She views the therapeutic relationship as collaborative, strength-based and dynamic; meaning she curates therapeutic approach with ongoing feedback. She is EMDR trained, views healing as a holistic process, is drawn to feminist therapy and has special interest and experience providing an affinity space for LGBTQIA+ folk and working with trauma, anxiety, family system stressors, voice hearing and systemic marginalization. For heralding in joy, she loves impromptu dance parties, 80’s fantasy movies, hot yoga and exploring.
Bio
Laishacarol stumbled into her passion for working with young adults 17 years ago and has been committed to showing up for them with compassion, humor, and authenticity ever since. She has held many roles throughout her career, including Counselor, Social Worker, Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist, Program Coordinator, and Crisis Clinician and uses these experiences in her current practice as foundational learning for holding complexity, celebrating healing and empowering self-identified change. She strives to move toward equity-based practices, while being humble and aware of her own intersecting identities. She views the therapeutic relationship as collaborative, strength-based and dynamic; meaning she curates therapeutic approach with ongoing feedback. She is EMDR trained, views healing as a holistic process, is drawn to feminist therapy and has special interest and experience providing an affinity space for LGBTQIA+ folk and working with trauma, anxiety, family system stressors, voice hearing and systemic marginalization. For heralding in joy, she loves impromptu dance parties, 80’s fantasy movies, hot yoga and exploring.