choosing a therapist
My name is Lauren and I am so glad that you are here. You may be here to look into therapy for yourself, or for someone that you love. I want to give you permission to keep reading, and to notice what comes up for you as you consider entering therapy.
Maybe this is your first time looking for a therapist, or perhaps you've spoken to many therapists in the past. Wherever you're coming from today - just know that therapy is a wonderful gift you can give to yourself at any time in your life.
You can't be too bad or too good to enter therapy. In fact, I am going to invite you to let go of the idea of good/bad, right/wrong, fair/unfair in our work together.
People enter therapy with me for many types of reasons at different stages of their lives. Someone may be processing a recent life transition or anticipating changes in the future. Many people have had something specific happen recently that was stressful, sudden or difficult for them. Often, people find they are struggling to cope with their emotions after many cumulative and sequential events. Sometimes, a specific relationship needs to come into focus and be healed. I enjoy working collaboratively with my clients to identify problem areas they would like to spend time on with the goal of finding peace and ease in their lives.
Maybe this is your first time looking for a therapist, or perhaps you've spoken to many therapists in the past. Wherever you're coming from today - just know that therapy is a wonderful gift you can give to yourself at any time in your life.
You can't be too bad or too good to enter therapy. In fact, I am going to invite you to let go of the idea of good/bad, right/wrong, fair/unfair in our work together.
People enter therapy with me for many types of reasons at different stages of their lives. Someone may be processing a recent life transition or anticipating changes in the future. Many people have had something specific happen recently that was stressful, sudden or difficult for them. Often, people find they are struggling to cope with their emotions after many cumulative and sequential events. Sometimes, a specific relationship needs to come into focus and be healed. I enjoy working collaboratively with my clients to identify problem areas they would like to spend time on with the goal of finding peace and ease in their lives.
areas of focus & expertise
I have advanced education and experience working with adults in the following areas:
- Serious illness & cancer
- Palliative care
- Caregivers of those with serious physical or mental illness
- Women's issues including perinatal and postpartum mood concerns
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Achieving life-school-work balance
- Interpersonal relationships
- Fertility and infertility issues
- Alternative family planning including IUI and IVF
- Adoption, foster care & intentional single parenting
- Career coaching
- Therapy for the therapist
education & licensure
I obtained my Bachelors' of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh (2011). I was a dual major and studied Creative Non-Fiction Writing in addition to Psychology & earning a minor in Social Work. I obtained my Master's Degree in Social Work with a focus on Aging from Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research (2013). I hold an advanced certificate in Palliative and End-of-Life-Care from Smith College School of Social Work (2019). My psychotherapy training is rooted in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy from the Linehan Institute. I am trained in Meaning Centered Psychotherapy (2023) from Memorial Sloan Kettering's Psycho-Oncology Training Institute. I do use an eclectic approach that may also include motivational interviewing, mindfulness-based-stress-reduction, holistic approaches, and problem solving therapy.
License: I am currently seeing clients in Pennsylvania & New York via tele-health. I offer in-person sessions in Wexford, PA at Invision Human Services.
PA LCSW: CW020273
NY LCSW: 093988
License: I am currently seeing clients in Pennsylvania & New York via tele-health. I offer in-person sessions in Wexford, PA at Invision Human Services.
PA LCSW: CW020273
NY LCSW: 093988
let's talk!
Please email me at [email protected] for my schedule and availability.