Lara Krawchuk is a licensed therapist, and the owner and clinical director at Healing Concepts, a private practice dedicated to excellence in clinical practice. Lara received her Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania, her Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has over 30 years of social work experience with individuals, couples, families and organizations. Lara has worked extensively in several different settings including hospital, hospice, cancer wellness, university, and private practice settings. For over twenty years, Lara has served as an adjunct lecturer for the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, and she currently teaches IFS inspired social work, loss across a lifecycle, and advanced clinical practice classes to MSW students. Lara writes and lectures nationally on issues of caregiving, compassion fatigue, creative healing, end of life, grief and loss, guided imagery, and impact of illness on the family. Lara believes in helping individuals, couples, families and organizations re-discover and shape the stories of their lives by safely exploring strengths, hurts, challenges, and opportunities woven throughout.

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Website - www.healingconceptsllc.com

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