Laura Williamson, EdD, MAC, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Therapist
What I love about life is that it is relentless. In the best way, life requires full participation and will not let up until you are transformed. Knowing this, I am truly passionate about supporting people, at any stage and ability, to pivot from a static position toward a more creative, dynamic, and emerging way of being.
Simple, but not easy. A price has to be paid, and that price is giving up old thinking and behavioral patterns. Leave them behind. Join us in investing in your growth, in designing your life, in reinvigorating the passion within yourself, your team, and your organization!
I have worked with the Washington State Women’s Correctional Facility, YWCA Angeline’s Day Center, PEER Seattle, Social Advocates for Youth, L3/Wescam Corporation, Boeing Computer Services, Physio-Control, Los Angeles Police Department, Bellevue Police Department, United States Air Force, Air National Guard, and several universities including Pierce College, Central Washington University, City University of Seattle, Argosy University, DeVry University, and Ashford University.
I have extensive academic training with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy minor Accounting, three master’s degrees in Counseling Psychology, Adult Education for Diverse Learners, and Business Administration, and a doctorate in Education. I also have extensive professional training in Gottman Couples Training – Level I, LifeSpan Integration (LI) – Level II, Relational Life Therapy (RLT) – Level I, AIDS Training, TeleHealth for Mental Health Professionals, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), “The Work” Byron Katie (BK) – No Body Intensive and Mental Cleanse, and Psychological First Aid.
As a family systems, addictions, Buddhist-infused, and trauma-informed center, I was attracted to Eastside Center for Healing (ECFH), for its integrated and holistic approach to therapy and wellness. If you want to get well, come here. We do not mess around and will get right at it. I am honored to work under the clinical supervision of Laura J. Halford, LMHC, SUDP.
Rituja Kapoor, LICSW, SUDP
Licensed Social Worker Independent Clinical
My primary clinical approach is Motivational Interviewing and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, working with clients who are navigating both mental health concerns and substance use disorders. My practice focuses on providing support to individuals across a range of life circumstances, particularly those working to heal from substance abuse and strengthen emotional regulation, insight, and behavioral change. In my spare time I enjoy spending time outdoors with my family, doing yoga, and cooking at home.
Gates Reggeti, LMHCA
Child, Teen and Parent Coach
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
I work primarily with children, teens and families. My approach is integrative and client-centered, drawing from a range of evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Mindfulness, and Person-Centered (Rogerian) Therapy. I also like to take a creativity-centered approach to therapy using my art therapy training by encouraging emotional healing, expression, and self-discovery through the use of art, writing, and play.
My clinical experience includes working with children/teens and families navigating eating disorders, grief and loss, behavioral challenges, Identity and emotional distress. I strive to create a compassionate, collaborative space where clients feel supported and empowered in their mental health journey. I am here to walk alongside you as we explore your inner world and build a deeper understanding of your strengths, needs, and potential for growth.
Laura J. Halford, SUDP, LMHC
Director/Founder
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Licensed Substance Use Disorder Professional
EMDR Therapist
Laura is the founder and director of Eastside Center for Healing, established in 2004 when it began as Eastside Addiction Professionals. Her work is rooted in the belief that wellness must be preserved in environments that demand high productivity, especially within entrepreneurial, executive, and high-tech family systems. She brings a nuanced understanding of what it means to maintain functionality without losing connection to self or others.
A Navy Reserve veteran from a military family, Laura understands firsthand the impact of multiple deployments and long-term service on individual and relational health. Since 2010, she has focused on supporting first responders and their families, as well as veterans and commercial pilots. Her clinic contracts with the Bellevue Police Department and provides behavioral health services across several departments in the Greater Seattle area.
Her clinical orientation is integrative. Drawing from family systems, EMDR, addiction recovery models, mindfulness, and long-standing meditation practice, Laura approaches therapy with pragmatism, directness, and respect for each client’s pace and readiness for change. She is attuned to the complexities of trauma recovery in people whose roles require them to remain calm under pressure and often prioritize others’ needs above their own.
These days, Laura's clinical focus encompasses couples therapy, collaborative divorce and parenting coach, Somatically based EMDR therapy for trauma, teaching meditation and substance use assessments for individuals navigating the court system, offering clear, trauma-informed evaluations for those facing family court-legal, professional, or licensing consequences.
She works with executives, first responders, entrepreneurs, clinicians, and high-profile professionals—people whose outer responsibilities often obscure inner distress. Her approach is collaborative, humorous when needed, and deeply curious. Clients describe her as clear-eyed, skilled, and able to name what matters without forcing the process.
As a clinical supervisor for over two decades, Laura meets WAC requirements in Washington State and supports emerging therapists in finding their clinical voice. Her supervision focuses on supervising clinical supervisors and her style encourages personal reflection, skill refinement, and sustainability in practice. Therapist wellness is a central focus, she holds space for the reality of compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and the need for boundaries in caregiving work.
Laura comes from three generations of helping professionals. She was mentored early on by her grandfather, a psychiatrist who emphasized meditation, nutrition, and group process as foundations for healing. Her father, now retired, served in community mental health and schools as a social worker, while her mother worked as a recovery coach and in management in treatment programs.
Her clinical work is guided by deep respect for resilience, the long arc of healing, and the importance of staying grounded and compassionate in helping systems.
Theo Tuura
Admin Assistant / Billing