About Me

Laurie Pels-Roulier

  • LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor

  • LMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

  • Certified EMDR Therapist


Hi I’m Laurie,

As a highly experienced therapist for 18 years, I know how important it is to find the right fit for your unique experience. I have worked with so many clients over the years who struggled to find the “why” of their problems. Why do they find themselves in the same kind of relationships again and again? Why does their work bring intense anxiety and frustration rather than the fulfillment they so long for? Why do they “get in their heads” and blank out, or freeze during tests or athletic performance? 

I'm here to help you find the answers and regain the “you” that you feel you lost. As an educator of 26 years, and mom of two, I have a deep and intimate understanding of family dynamics and human development. I know how critical family and childhood events are to how you understand yourself and the beliefs that can hold you back from living the life you want. As a lifelong runner, I understand the impact of injury and recovery on your life and can help you regain trust in your body to get you back on your feet.

I am an advanced practitioner in EMDR Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing , Internal Family Systems Therapy and Somatic Therapy to increase grounding, calm and retrain the brain.



Improvements that Clients often Describe:

- Waking up without that immediate wall of dread

- Trusting their own judgment again after years of second-guessing

- Feeling present with the people they love instead of running on autopilot

- Reconnecting with parts of themselves they thought were gone for good

- Finding meaning in their daily lives again, not someday, but now

This is not about adding more to your plate. It is about finally learning to put some of it down.

If something in these words felt familiar, that recognition is worth paying attention to.

Reach out to Laurie for EMDR Therapy at 860-942-6390 or visit www.stresslessbeyou.com to schedule your first appointment. You deserve to feel like yourself again. Not someday. Now.