Laura is a mental health professional with more than 15 years of experience supporting clients who live with mental health and substance use issues.  Laura is a certified peer support specialist who serves on the NC Peer Support Specialists Training Development Workgroup as well as a CSAC-R actively pursuing the credential of Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC).  Due to her efforts to both support others and live as a thriving example of recovery, she is also currently a Copeland Center trained WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) Facilitator where she teaches others to develop their own plans and strategies to work through their personal crises as well as to identify the strengths and tools they already possess to live their best lives.  It is more than a job for her to help others reach their goals and she believes that it is her purpose that she accepts with passion, great energy, and excitement.  Laura is a volunteer with several ministries where she enjoys giving back to the community that has given so much to her.  Laura also enjoys cosmetology and using hair styling as a creative outlet for personal expression.