Laura Musalem Canahuate, MA, LPCC
Pronouns - She/her/hers
Location - Teletherapy
Currently Accepting New Clients
Laura is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC) with a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She provides trauma-informed, bilingual (English and Spanish), and culturally responsive therapy for adults and couples.
Laura specializes in relationships, deepening connection with self and others, trauma, immigrant and multicultural experiences, grief, and life transitions. She offers a client-centered, collaborative approach and creates a safe, supportive space where clients can explore, heal, and grow. Laura is committed to walking alongside each client with compassion, curiosity, and respect.
Laura es Candidata a Consejera Profesional Licenciada (LPCC) con una maestría en Consejería de Salud Mental Clínica de la Universidad Estatal de Adams. Ofrece terapia informada por el trauma, bilingüe (español e inglés) y culturalmente sensible para adultos, padres, y parejas.
Laura se especializa en relaciones, el fortalecimiento del vínculo con uno mismo y con los demás, trauma, experiencias inmigrantes y multiculturales, duelo y transiciones de vida. Su enfoque es centrado en el cliente y colaborativo, y se dedica a crear un espacio seguro y de apoyo donde las personas puedan explorar, sanar y crecer. Laura acompaña a cada persona con compasión, curiosidad y respeto en su camino hacia el cambio.
Insurances Accepted
(CHP+) Medicaid
Aetna
Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield (now called Elevance)
Beacon / Carelon Medicaid (Health Co Inc. / Northeast Health Partners)
Beacon / Carelon commercial / Kaiser HMO
CCHA Medicaid
Cigna (now Evernorth)
Colorado Access (Medicaid / CHP+)
Denver Health Medical Plan (DHMP commercial)
First Health Network
Kaiser PPO / HMO Commercial Denver Metro area
Kaiser PPO Beacon / Carelon commercial / Kaiser HMO
RMHP Medicaid
Rocky Mountain Health Plans (A UnitedHealthcare company)
United Healthcare / UBH (Optum)
Current Practice
Originally from the Dominican Republic, Laura brings warmth, cultural humility, and deep empathy to her work as a therapist. She is passionate about supporting individuals, couples, and parents as they navigate the emotional terrain of life—especially when shaped by identity, family dynamics, and transitions.
Laura understands that beginning therapy takes courage. Reaching out often means facing pain we’ve learned to carry alone—old wounds, relational patterns, or the parts of ourselves we’ve learned to silence. She honors this vulnerability and offers a space where clients feel seen, supported, and safe to do the work of healing.
Her clinical focus includes helping clients work through attachment wounds, anxiety, depression, communication struggles, and identity-related stress. She supports those who feel stuck in old cycles—disconnected from themselves or others—and gently guides them toward deeper self-understanding and more fulfilling relationships.
At the heart of her approach is the belief that healing happens in connection: with self, with others, and within a therapeutic relationship grounded in trust. Laura helps clients explore their emotions, develop self-compassion, and practice new ways of relating and responding within themselves and with those they care about.
Her style is collaborative, creative, and attuned to each client’s unique story. She draws from a range of therapeutic approaches to meet people where they are, tailoring her work to each client’s needs and goals.
Client Focus
- Adults 18+
- Couples
- Seniors 65+
- Family
- People of Color (BIPOC)
- LatinX
- Group Therapy
- LGBTQIA+
- Spanish Speaking
Areas of Focus
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bipolar and/or Mood Management
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Caregiver Support
- Child Behavior Problems
- Childhood Abuse
- Depression
- Divorce / High Conflict Family
- Eating Disorders
- Existential Issues
- Gender/Sexuality
- Grief/Loss
- Life Transitions
- Parenting
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Issues
- Trauma/PTSD
Treatment Approach
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Brief/Solution Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Humanistic/Existentialist
- Mindfulness-based
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic
- Strengths-Based Therapy
- Trauma Focused Therapy
Past Work Experience
- Middle School Educator, 7th Grade Science, Denver, CO
- Clinical Research Assistant at UNC Linberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Education & Licensure
- Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) through ICEEFT.
- Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO. LPCC, (#0023335)
- Bachelor of Science in Biology (B.S.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Supervised by Yakitta Renfroe, MA, LPC
