Laura Rea, LMFT, PhD Candidate is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and doctoral candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at Palo Alto University. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Psychology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and has extensive clinical experience across university counseling centers, private practice, and specialized ADHD treatment settings. Laura specializes in ADHD assessment and treatment, executive functioning, and strengths-based approaches for emerging adults and counselors-in-training. Her clinical and scholarly work explores the intersection of ADHD symptoms, executive functioning, and supervisory working alliance, with a particular interest in reducing stigma and integrating neurodiversity-informed practices into counselor training. In addition to her clinical work, Laura teaches and co-supervises master’s-level counseling students, emphasizing experiential skill development, trauma-informed practice, and reflective supervision. She is passionate about preparing future counselors to integrate evidence-based interventions with relational depth and cultural responsiveness.