Laura joins the Child Mind Institute after completing her degree at The New School for Social Research where she held externships at New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Beth Israel Medical Center, and the Child Mind Institute. At the Child Mind Institute, her clinical efforts included interventions in young people with ADHD, disruptive behavior disorders, autism, and anxiety and mood disorders. Prior to this training, she received a master's degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania.