Laura Wallace, PhD, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Washington State (LF60750759) and Texas (#202444). She is the founder and owner of Twin Lakes Counseling (TLC), a group psychotherapy practice in Federal Way, Washington, and serves as Core Faculty in the Couple and Family Department of Antioch University Seattle (AUS). Her passion for Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) began in 2007 when she saw Kelly McGonigal speak at a conference, and she earned her teaching certificate as part of the 2020-21 Teacher Cohort through the Compassion Institute. Laura teaches CCT to clients and mental health professionals through her counseling practice (TLC) and to therapists- and educators-in-training as a course at Antioch University.