Therapeutic Mentor
Lauren is completing the final year of her training license at Therapy Without Walls. Before transitioning into therapy, Lauren spent more than six years supporting consumers through TWW’s Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) program as a Community Resource Specialist.
Lauren earned her undergraduate degrees in Sociology and African American Studies from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities before completing her master’s in professional counseling from Lakeland University. Her path to becoming a therapist has included years of travel and service-focused work, reflecting her lifelong commitment to connecting with and serving people from all walks of life.
Lauren brings a holistic, experiential, and mindfulness-based perspective to her work. Deeply connected to the natural world, she incorporates nature, movement, mindfulness and experiential practices into her approach. She believes in the unlimited potential within each person and strives to create a safe, supportive space where clients can reconnect with themselves, heal, grow and move toward the life they envision.
Lauren draws from an eclectic range of therapeutic approaches, including trauma-informed, polyvagal-informed, mindfulness-based, movement-infused, existential, and experiential practices. She considers the whole person, with attention to attachment, nutrition, self-care, authentic connection and the relationships we share with ourselves, others and the natural world.
Lauren views life as a kind of alchemy—where mind, body, heart, spirit, and soul come together to create our lived experience. She sees therapy as a supportive container for becoming more connected, empowered and fully ourselves.