Laura Drummond MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker, Perinatal Therapist
- Accepting New Clients
- Virtual
- Daytime, Evenings, & Weekends
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Becoming a parent can be a beautiful and deeply meaningful experience, but it can also feel overwhelming, disorienting, and incredibly lonely at times.
For individuals, that might look like postpartum anxiety or depression, identity shifts, burnout, the constant pressure to “get it right,” self-doubt, intrusive thoughts, rage, or fears about how your own past might shape your parenting. And parenthood doesn’t make existing stressors disappear. Financial strain, returning to work, grief, or worry about the state of the world is a lot to carry.
For couples, early parenthood can completely rock even the strongest relationships. The relentless logistics, sleep deprivation, and competing needs can leave partners feeling more like roommates than teammates, or even resentful and disconnected. Whether you’re navigating communication breakdowns, mismatched expectations, changes in intimacy, or grieving the relationship you had before kids, you don’t have to wait until things feel broken to ask for support.
Whether you’re coming on your own or with your partner, we make space for your experience without judgment. Together, we work to understand what’s happening in your thoughts, feelings, and nervous system—and reorganize it in a way that actually feels like you again.
The goal is greater clarity, connection, and self-compassion—in your parenting and in your most important relationships.
Therapeutic approaches and modalities:
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Internal Family Systems Therapy
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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Emotionally Focused Therapy
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Motivational Interviewing
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Solution Focused Therapy
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Community Reinforcement and Family Training
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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (informed)
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Trauma informed, anti-oppressive lens
Training and experience:
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Master of Social Work
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Bachelor of Social Work
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Bachelor of Arts in Social Development Studies
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Canada Certified - Perinatal Mental Health
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Birth & Reproductive Trauma
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Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Externship (EFCT)
Laura outside of work:
With two young children, my world largely revolves around my family. One of the ways I stay connected to myself is through playing weekly hockey—ice or ball, depending on the season.
Spending time outdoors is how I recharge. Whether it’s relaxing at the family cottage, going camping, enjoying a local park, or walking our dog, nature is a big part of how I find balance. While I’m definitely a summer person at heart, I can still be found (mostly willingly) building snowmen or hitting the tobogganing hill come winter.
