Laurel Elliott
MA, AMFT
CASA Wellness Counselor
About Laurel
At CASA we believe that holistic wellness is essential for the individual and integral to ensuring a thriving community. As an Expressive Arts Therapy and Drama Therapy practitioner, I am firmly rooted in the fundamentals of supporting each child and family with unconditional positive regard with a trauma informed, strength-based, relational approach. I have found therapeutic rapport to be an essential aspect of the healing process toward personal growth. While building this rapport, I assess for the core needs, strengths and values, address presenting problems, help with achieving symptom relief and assisting the child with realizing their goals. During my graduate education towards achieving a Master’s in Counseling Psychology and DramaTherapy, I provided group and individual counseling to youth that was attuned to each client’s inter-sectional backgrounds. As a clinician, I have served in traineeships with a variety of mental health facilities from community clinics and residential treatment centers to small politics nonprofits based in downtown San Francisco. I am also a life-long thespian and currently enjoy membership in various therapeutic theatre organizations in the Bay Area, including the world-renowned Living Arts Playback Theatre for five years and the site-specific Neighborly Project for three. Thank you for checking out this page and I look forward to supporting you and your child soon!
Services Offered
Individual Check-in
A one-on-one video or phone check-in between your child and the Wellness Counselor. Check-In goals can be determined by parent or child. Common activities of check-in can include but are not limited to: emotional identification and processing, problem clarification, expressive arts, interactive and movement based games to encourage authentic expression, targeted assessment of issues or presenting problems and support with forming coping strategies.
Guardian-Child Check-In
A dyadic check in between a guardian and a child with the Wellness Counselor. Common activities can include the same as within an individual check-in with the additional focus on the guardian-child relational dynamic, making time and space given for both to engage in honest disclosure, mutual appreciation and cooperative strength-based, coping strategy formation during this intentional quality time.
Siblings Check-in
An often dyadic check in between two or more siblings with the Wellness Counselor. Common activities can include the same as within an individual check-in with the additional focus on assessment, accountability, and repair of the sibling dynamic, making time and space given for both to engage in honest disclosure, mutual appreciation and cooperative strength-based, coping strategy formation during this intentional quality time.
Family Check-in
A check-in including all children and guardians in the household with the Wellness Counselor. Common activities can include the same as within an individual check-in but often focus on the functional family dynamic, communication and role exploration, refining schedules and routines, making time and space for honest disclosure, mutual appreciation and cooperative, strength based coping strategy formation.
Guardian Consult
A check-in between one or more guardians regarding their child's wellness with the Wellness Counselor without children present. Common activities can include the same as within an individual check-in with the additional focus on assessment of child's struggles and needs according to the guardian, intervention planning, schedule and routine troubleshooting, with time and space for cooperative, strength-based, coping strategy formation.
How to Connect
1. Complete and return the Telehealth Consent Form.
2. Click here for Calendly and choose a convenient time to check-in.
3. Complete invitee questions.
4. Check your email for a confirmation of Zoom link.
5. At the requested time, click on Zoom link.
Trying to lessen screen time but still want a check-in?
Phone calls are also available!
A consent form is still required prior to beginning services in the event online services are utilized. Text or call (415) 748-5003 to arrange a check-in time.
If you are not available during CASA hours or would like to schedule a longer check-in for your family, please email laurel@casasf-wellness.org and I will be happy to work with you.
