Lauren has a breadth of experience working with trauma and attachment issues with adults. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, she specializes in treating trauma and the root causes of symptoms through modalities such as EMDR, somatic therapy, systems work, and the Polyvagal Theory and Safe and Sound Protocol. A PTSD diagnosis is not required to experience the healing effects of therapy. As research has shown, the stress responses from trauma (both relational and shock traumas) can be held in the body, causing symptoms of distress for years after the incident. These symptoms can include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, panic attacks, chronic pain, dissociation, emotional regulation challenges, and relationship issues. Only talking about these concerns can leave many people feeling unresolved and stuck. Lauren uses approaches to help process stress responses that may be trapped in the nervous system and inaccessible by only talking about it but still causing symptoms. She treats the relationship with the client as the cornerstone to effective change—through collaboration with her clients, she will seek to find what will be most effective to restore feelings of safety and connection to oneself and the world. 

Lauren has a passion for the ways in which individual, interpersonal, and collective healing intersect. An individual's healing can impact the well-being of their community and vice versa. Through working with her clients, she hopes to help bring change to systems through her client's own growth and healing. She seeks to understand her client's concerns in the context of their identities and lives in order to help them reach their goals for healing and wellness. Lauren has experience with members of the LGBTQIA+ community and the specific concerns pertinent to this group.

Credentials & Education:

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Pennsylvania

• Master of Arts in Counseling

• EMDRIA certified therapist

• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 trained and certified

• Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy certificate from the Embody Lab

• Trained and certified Safe and Sound Protocol practitioner