Parts & Patterns

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Parts & Patterns

All of you deserves
to be loved.

Even the parts of yourself
you struggle to accept.

Parts and Patterns offers experiential, coherence-oriented, and internal family systems informed psychotherapy for individuals navigating the personal journey of reconciling what you’ve been through with who you want to be.

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Is This You?

The patterns that used to protect you are now holding you back from the person you want to be.

Feeling stuck

You feel tired of blaming yourself for being stuck in a rut. Other therapy has left you more self-aware but still unable to shift your inner world to notice a difference in your life.

Going in circles

You thought you had processed your trauma but find yourself keeping the past at arms length because it hurts too much to think about.

Tired of fighting

You know what you need to do, but keep doing the opposite. The emotional side of you that feels uncontrollable are the remnants of a survivor inside of you who had to fight so hard to get where you are today.

About Laura

“Change starts from the inside. It doesn’t happen to you, it’s something you choose. When you’re ready my job is to help you unlock the change that a part of you is scared of and doesn’t believe is possible.”

Hello! I’m Laura Danese. I’m a clinical social worker currently working toward licensure while practicing under supervision at Winchester Community Mental Health Center.

My work is shaped by systems thinking and with Internal Family Systems, I’m especially interested in the worlds inside each of us. I often work with people who are ready to shift from explaining their experiences to exploring what they feel through experiential therapy.

Outside of my clinical work, I love board games, Spotify, and walking through the forest pretending I’m on a magical quest. These things rejuvenate me, and I love helping people find what rejuvenates them.

The Approach

What to Expect

I believe meaningful change comes from learning to meet yourself with curiosity and compassion. My goal is to help you reconnect with parts of yourself that may have been pushed aside or learned to survive on their own.

01

Parts-based work

Internal Family Systems (IFS) sees you as made up of many parts — each one with its own feelings, memories, and roles. None of them are bad. We get to know them together.

02

Curiosity over judgment

Instead of analyzing or fixing, we practice turning toward what’s happening inside with openness. This isn’t about getting it right — it’s about getting honest.

03

Depth, not performance

We take time to slow down and explore your feelings on their own terms. Being fully seen is a truly transformative experience.

Bi-Monthly Reflections

From the Blog

Twice a month, I share thoughts on therapy and how it unlocks our potential.