Dr. Laura Copley, Ph.D., LPC, is the founder of a private practice and training clinic in Virginia. Here, she works at the intersection of attachment trauma and post-traumatic growth, integrating trauma-informed treatment with relational neuroscience to support individuals and couples as they rebuild self-trust, emotional intelligence, and intimate connection after betrayal, trauma bonds, or relational rupture.
She is the author of Loving You Is Hurting Me: A New Approach to Healing Trauma Bonds and Creating Authentic Connection, a widely recognized trade book that integrates clinical insight, relational neuroscience, and engaging recovery tools to help readers disentangle trauma patterns and cultivate self-trust and authentic intimacy.
Laura is also the host of the podcast Tough Love with Dr. Laura Copley, where she explores real stories of emotional resilience, relational repair, and growth after heartbreak through both research-informed and clinically grounded conversations.
Her academic and professional work has positioned her as a leading voice in relationship trauma and post-traumatic growth, reaching a global audience of readers, clinicians, and educators.
As seen in/contributor to: Psychology Today; Psychotherapy Networker; PESI.
In her downtime, Dr. Laura Copley enjoys fire dancing, music festivals, and spending time on her riverfront farmette with her children, chickens, and dogs.
Trauma fractures self-trust. But as we journey through our pain, we discover our unbreakable core that we can harness, not just to mend, but to also create a life woven with deep connection and possibility.
