Lauren Goodman
While providing a nonjudgmental environment, I offer warmth, compassion, and empathy while serving my clients, in an effort to assist them with identifying and achieving their desired outcomes.
I focus on helping you gain insight and awareness into yourself, your problems, and relationships so you can become an active agent of change and a person with whom you are content.
I focus on helping my clients gain insight and awareness into themselves, their problems/barriers and relationships, so they can become active agents of change in their lives, and become a person with whom they are content.
First session
Our first session is an assessment where I collect information about your background, upbringing, and what brings you to therapy. It is where I get to understand you and how to best support you throughout our work together. We will also create treatment goals together.
Strengths
I offer warmth, compassion, and empathy in a nonjudgmental environment. I focus on helping you gain insight and awareness into yourself, your problems, and relationships so you can become an active agent of change and a person with whom you are content. My primary approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you identify core beliefs and generate alternative responses to negative automatic thoughts. This hands-on approach gives you tools to feel more in control of your emotions and behaviors. Together, we will work on helping you gain insight into your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Ideal clients
I work with children, adolescents, and adults in individual, couples, and family counseling. My areas of focus include depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, low self-esteem, relationships and dating, and parenting issues.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I am formally trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and have been nationally certified in the treatment model. I am able to use it to treat various diagnoses and issues such as depression, anxiety (including panic disorder, social phobia/anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -PTSD, etc.), relationship issues, self-esteem,
Trauma-Focused CBT
For children ages 5 to 17 I am able to use TF-CBT to assist them with addressing their trauma and symptoms related to trauma.
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Cognitive processing is used to assist individuals 18 years and older to assist in addressing their trauma and symptoms related to trauma.
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
I always practice cultural sensitivity in my work, in that I make a great effort to always be aware of the cultures and backgrounds from which my clients come.
Supportive
I believe therapy should always be a place where individuals can express their thoughts & feelings without fear of judgment, & gain insight & awareness in an effort to help them better navigate their current circumstances.
Location
Virtual sessions