Laura Sproch
She/Her/Hers
Psychologist, PhDShe/Her/Hers
Psychologist, PhDDr. Sproch is a clinical psychologist located in Maine. Dr. Sproch works with clients struggling with eating disorders, anxiety, and depression. She helps individuals to recognize their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and identify opportunities to make change. She is dedicated to utilizing evidence-based treatments (i.e., treatments that have been researched to be most effective for a particular condition) to help support the changes that you want to make in your mental health journey. She specializes in cognitive behavioral, behavioral, family-based, and behavioral family therapy.
Dr. Sproch received her doctorate in Clinical and School Psychology from Hofstra University, which prides itself as a leader in the New York area for its commitment to cognitive behavioral and behavioral training, and evidence-based practices. Prior to Hofstra, she received her BA in Psychology from Vassar College.
She has worked at eating disorder-specialized treatment facilities across the country. Most recently, she was the Program Director of the New England Eating Disorders Program at Sweetser, a premier eating disorder treatment facility in the state of Maine, where she led a multidisciplinary team in applying evidence-based treatments at multiple levels of care for adults and children. Prior to her time in Maine, Dr. Sproch was a postdoctoral fellow and then Research Coordinator at the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt (currently Eating Recovery Center- Baltimore), where she provided individual, group, and family therapy, as well as assessment, for patients at all levels of care, from inpatient hospitalization to outpatient therapy.
Dr. Sproch’s practice is fully remote at this time. As a PsyPACT provider, she is able to treat clients virtually in over 30 countries nationwide. She has afternoon and evening availability.
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Eating disorders & disordered eating - Reducing unhealthy eating patterns, beliefs, and behaviors, such as restricting, purging, and binging; healing the emotional pain surrounding disordered eating
Perfectionism - Coping with feelings of anxiety, stress, self-criticism, and procrastination; addressing unrealistic expectations of one’s self and negatively comparing self to others
Relationship issues - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating
Stress management - Strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others
Laura Sproch is not in-network with any insurances.
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The New England Eating Disorders Program at Sheppard Pratt, Program Director, 2019 - 2023
The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt, Research Coordinator, Outpatient Psychologist, 2011 - 2019
Sheppard Pratt, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011 - 2012
Friends Hospital, APA-Accredited Intern, 2009 - 2010
'Ai Pono: Anorexia and Bulimia Center of Hawaii, Intern, 2007 - 2007
Hofstra University, PhD- Clinical & School Psychology, 2010
Vassar College, BA- Psychology, 2005
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