Lauren is passionate about helping people locate and activate their inner strengths to alleviate their own suffering. Lauren’s clinical interests include working with couples and adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, suicidality and self-harm, interpersonal trauma, C-PTSD, and major life transitions.
Lauren works with clients to co-create a holding space free of judgment and full of compassion. They hold a strong belief in the ability of the therapeutic relationship to create lasting change in their clients. Lauren works with clients to understand how past experiences may be influencing the present moment. This discovery work will help clients overcome limiting beliefs that may be keeping them from living in the present as their authentic selves. Areas of personal interest include finding meaning within grief and loss, investigating LGBTQIA+ identity, understanding neurodivergence, growing the creative process, unlocking the mind-body connection, and working through major life transitions.
Through investment in social advocacy at both work and school, Lauren has learned that it is essential to understand both the individual and their environment. They use this information to bring an intersectional and culturally sensitive lens to their work. Lauren’s therapeutic approach is eclectic, person-first, and tailored to meet each client’s individual needs. Their practice leverages elements of psychodynamics, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Mindfulness, and Somatics.
Lauren earned their Master of Social Work from Silberman School of Social Work at CUNY Hunter. Previously, she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Individualized Study from New York University with a concentration in Entertainment Marketing from a Psychological Perspective and completed a minor in Psychology. They are currently completing certification for IFS Level 1 from the IFS Institute.