Laura Watters, MA, LCPC
About Laura:
My passion and purpose is to help your business thrive and create positive impact for others. In partnership with my support team, I offer innovative, lasting, and easily-implemented business solutions. How do I help you accomplish this, and what sets me apart from other business consultants?
I have walked in your shoes: Like most successful entrepreneurs, my journey has not been a straight line. I began my early career as a high school teacher and educator in the community. My work was primarily focused on the educational needs of teens and families which ultimately led me to pursue a career in mental health counseling. I spent my 20’s and 30’s living and working in several areas of the country across a wide variety of client-facing services and demographics. During this time, I worked hard and did my level best to serve and inspire others. I experienced many hardships and roadblocks as well as several lasting insights and open doors along the way. This journey was extremely valuable and makes so much sense in hindsight; but there were many times I felt confused, disheartened and searching for a pathway forward.
I will help you find your true North: During seasons of struggle and perceived lack of opportunities, I have always remembered to keep my compass pointing North. What does this mean for me, and how will it help your business? Whether we need course correction or motivation to just keep going, staying North means taking action. The most powerful actions are small, intentional steps that lead to breakthrough moments and lasting results. Throughout my professional journey, I have experienced periods of hardship and stagnation transformed by monumental and life-changing watershed moments. I am naturally inclined toward reflection and evaluation of my experiences and have captured the formula for creating success from hardship. I can help you to learn and apply the effective tools I used to move from a struggling solo practitioner to the dynamic founder of a thriving group practice that serves hundreds of community members across three Maine-based locations today.
I am highly attuned to others: The ability to attune, connect and communicate effectively with others is the panacea for all business management pitfalls. In order to be successful, leaders must consistently identify needs and solve problems for others. There are no hacks for, and there is no getting around, the need for highly skilled, effective and intentional communication. My natural inclination is to attune to the needs of others. By drawing from this natural skill set and blending it with my formal training and experience in education, clinical mental health, and business building, I have created an effective formula for aligning, motivating and galvanizing business teams across industries. Because I have a diverse and successful professional background in both clinical psychology and corporate strategy, I am able to bring an optimal blend of technical and people skills to my consulting work for your team.
Conflict Management and Resolution
Drawing from my experience and credentials as a business owner, a certified John Maxwell Leadership Team consultant, and a licensed clinical counselor, I bring a unique and seasoned perspective to helping your team communicate assertively and corroboratively during critical moments of conflict and divide.
Expertise in Family Owned Businesses: Businesses owned or managed by multiple members of the same family can experience unique and specific challenges when struggling with conflict. My extensive background in both clinical and behavioral psychology has afforded me a broad range of professional experiences with successful conflict management when family relationships are a key factor.
Impact Analysis
I bring an array of tools and experience to help you determine the strengths and weakness of your business model and team functioning.
DISC Impact Analysis blended with Neuroscience: Through the use of evidence-based and proven metrics, I will help you and your team develop impactful strategies that lead to immediate and exponentially positive results. In addition to the DISC metric, I offer a unique approach that’s blended with neuroscience. Understanding how the brain engages with differences in communication style and responds to stress and conflict is an invaluable component in understanding how your team is impacted by challenges. This unique approach leads to comprehensive, effective, and efficient results that your team can put to work immediately.
Training and Group Facilitation
My roots and experience in Education, Psychology and Leadership Expertise allow me to tailor the perfect Mastermind Group, Lunch and Learn, or Presentation for your company.
Innovative, Impactful and Effective
Lunch and Learns, Masterminds, and Trainings:
By drawing from my background in clinical and behavioral psychology and incorporating the gold standard materials created by John Maxwell Leadership, I will create a unique training experience tailored to your needs. The trainings and group experiences offered are fun, engaging, interactive and will deeply resonate with the values and needs of your group. Topics are targeted to your business goals and include:
-Effective Communication
-Empowerment and Growth Through Conflict
-Burnout Prevention
-Value-Added Mindset
-Strategic Business Planning
-Strategies for High Success in Sales
and many more!