MEET Lauren,
Expertise that’s CUSTOMIZED just for YOU.
I’m a California-based therapist who specializes in working with couples, blended/modern & traditional families, trauma, and attachment challenges.
Over 10 years of experience WORKING FOR your BENEFIT.
Helping others has always been at the core of my being. Here are the highlights of my professional and personal experiences that lend to my abilities as a therapist:
Resident Assistant for seniors
BA in Psychology from Simpson University
Psychology Student of the Year Award, Simpson University
Working at a family visitation center supervising and supporting visitation between parents and children in foster care
MA in Counseling Psychology, Simpson University
Award in Student Leadership, Simpson University
Worked as a Child Welfare Social Worker supporting high needs youth and other aged children in foster care
Social Worker Supervisor
Therapist at Shasta County Children’s Mental Health
Therapist at Victor Community Support Services
Victor Value Award for “Excellence”
How I work
I BELIEVE CHANGE HAPPENS WHEN you are empowered to make CHOICES that are RIGHT FOR YOU.
I prioritize going at your pace, and making therapy as comfortable as possible. Therapy shouldn’t feel like something you dread or something that feels painfully unnatural. If I’m doing my job right, then you’ll keep wanting to come back because it’s working, and you are getting what you want out of each session.
My perspective is that you are the leader of the therapy process. While you are consulting me for my expertise, you should never feel like you are giving up control over your life to someone who you barely know. People being capable of deciding what’s best for themselves is at the core of my philosophy, so I take a collaborative approach in determining which interventions and options are worth trying out.
Just because it’s comfortable doesn’t mean it’s ineffective. The last thing you want is to spend your hard earned money and precious time on therapy that feels pointless and unhelpful. Your unique goals are always top of mind, and I’ll be working to help you get the results you want in a pressure-free way.
Faith in my practice:
I am a therapist, but I believe God is the ultimate healer.
Education, training, and experience can get me a long way, but I personally rely on a higher power to do the “heavy lifting” of the work I do. I am happy to infuse Christian beliefs and practices into sessions to whatever degree you prefer.
Do not ascribe to any faith or don’t want religion infused into sessions?
The majority of my career has taken place in organizations where infusion of faith wasn’t appropriate, and I have still been part of a great deal of healing for clients and families without any infusion of faith into sessions. The most important thing to me is clients feeling like they can express their unfiltered beliefs and be true to themselves, so I welcome and encourage discussion of all beliefs in sessions.
If my religion or faith is something other than Christianity?
I welcome and enjoy working with clients of cultures and backgrounds different from my own. I will work to understand your faith and the role it plays in your life, and will do my best to infuse your own faith into our sessions as you like.
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