To LIVE after Trauma and Grief was the smartest choice I've made Learning to LOVE as a Parent and Single Woman, feels freeing Having LIFE with Relational Purpose is a class all Its own After 35 years of life experience, 7 years of experience in field of mental health, 4 years as a Licensed Therapist, and continuing education as a 5th year doctoral student I have been able to create a program that eases the stigma of seeing a therapist. Through the recognition of new self-awareness, clients will work towards their goals through her directive and active guidance. She uses an integrative approach, encompassing Existential Theory with Gestalt techniques, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Psychoanalytic techniques. Lauren’s professional experience stems from a background in inpatient psychiatry, non-profit organizations, and trauma-informed care in an emergency setting. Her interests include stress reduction, barriers experienced in single motherhood, early behavior intervention, child/parent conflict, family dynamics, interpersonal conflicts, personality disorders, work/life/career balance, and trauma. Lauren is dedicated to creating an environment that allows the client to be grounded in meaning to exist, to experience, to emerge or to become. She believes the therapeutic rapport and collaborative efforts in therapy will allow the clients to see inner wholeness.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

Clients that have worked with me have learned to Live Love Life Well, healing from past traumas and learning what their purpose and identity is in life.

What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?

I believe in an integrative method that utilizes multiple tools to to customize a therapeutic experience that is made to fit the individual. I range from theories and techniques of Experiential, Person-Centered, CBT, and Gestalt.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I specialize in working with Single Moms, Women, Children, and Adolescents.