I love working therapeutically with young children and families, and I believe that relationships can heal.
Where I see patients (1)
Fetal surgery firsts
The first open fetal surgery in the world was performed at UCSF in the early 1980s.
Laura Frame
LCSW PhD
Social worker
Psychotherapist and outdoor enthusiast
About me
Laura Frame is a social worker who provides children and their families with psychotherapy and other support services to help them address behavioral and developmental concerns in infancy or early childhood. She specializes in working with adopted children and their families, children in foster care and those who have experienced trauma.
Frame's research focuses on early intervention for families facing trauma and adversity, and professional development for clinicians who provide early childhood mental health care. Her background includes research to guide patient care and policy on toxic stress and mental health; child abuse and neglect; parenting; and public systems of welfare, including child welfare.
Frame earned a master's degree in social work at the University of California, Berkeley, where she also earned a doctoral degree in social welfare.
In addition to caring for patients at UCSF, Frame teaches at the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare.
Please check with your health insurance plan regarding coverage for this type of care. Not all providers at UCSF are covered by every insurance plan.
This provider is employed by a medical group affiliated with UCSF.