Psychotherapist, Professor, Clinical Supervisor 

Leader in trauma therapy as both an educator and clinician 

What I do

Clinical Supervisor

Unfortunately, effective teaching is often lacking in traditional psychotherapy training programs. Even after gaining your 3,000 hours of supervised practice associates still might find they lack the confidence to face challenges in their therapy practice.

As a holistic therapist I bring deep experience with complex cases and trauma therapy to the table. My background as a professor equips you with practical skills you’ll need to combat the normal fear and uncertainty you may face after completing your education.

I provide a supportive and structured environment, where you can earn a living wage while gaining their supervised clinical hours.

As both a clinician and professor I provide you with not only the supervision you require but the confidence and skills you need.
How it works:

  • Psilocybin Assisted Psychotherapy Retreats. These are 4 day retreats hosted in Mexico for small groups. Psilocybin has been shown to have amazing, and long lasting, therapeutic benefits for depression, anxiety and PTSD. Over these 4 days we will have 2 guided psilocybin journeys plus structured time to process and integrate your experience. Also, yoga, amazing food, jungle walks and beach time! 

  • NOURISH:
    A Retreat for Therapists experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue or vicarious trauma Nourish - A Retreat for Therapists Rest & recover from burnout, compassions fatigue or vicarious trauma Walk away from this deeply nourishing retreat with a clear view of what you love about being a therapist & more importantly, how your practice can support that moving forward. • Reconnect to self • Understand & identify your professional boundaries • Explore how you relate to your work. • Understanding what sustainable practice means and come away with three ways to apply it. • Reflect on how we, and our clients, are engaged in toxic culture ad how we ca outer it • Embrace relaxation as a skill that can be used clinically EARn 20 CE’s - available nationwide to LMFT, LPCC, LCSW’s 

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Private Practice

I maintain a small virtual private practice seeing individuals and couples. Reach out if you’re interested and I’ll let you know if I have openings. 

Teaching

I am currently teaching at CIIS in the Masters in Counseling Psychology program. Previously she was the director of the Post Graduate Program in Trauma Studies at JFK University as well as an Associate Professor of Psychology.

Classes taught over the years :

  • • Foundations of Trauma Studies
    • The Neurobiology of Trauma
    • Assessment & Treatment of Trauma
    • Somatic Approaches to Trauma Treatment
    • Working with Systematic Trauma; Self, Culture & Society
    • Vicarious Trauma 

    • Assessment & Treatment of Addiction

    • Advanced Treatment of Addictions

    • Addiction & Family Systems 

  • The Shape of the Vessel; Applying Buddhist Principles in Western Clinical Practice 

  • • Holistic Approaches to Psychology
    • Community Mental Health
    • Human Sexuality
    • Research Methods 

Retreats

I run two different retreats on a non-regular schedule! 

  • Psilocybin Assisted Psychotherapy Retreats. These are 4 day retreats hosted in Mexico for small groups. Psilocybin has been shown to have amazing, and long lasting, therapeutic benefits for depression, anxiety and PTSD. Over these 4 days we will have 2 guided psilocybin journeys plus structured time to process and integrate your experience. Also, yoga, amazing food, jungle walks and beach time! 

  • NOURISH:
    A Retreat for Therapists experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue or vicarious trauma Nourish - A Retreat for Therapists Rest & recover from burnout, compassions fatigue or vicarious trauma Walk away from this deeply nourishing retreat with a clear view of what you love about being a therapist & more importantly, how your practice can support that moving forward. • Reconnect to self • Understand & identify your professional boundaries • Explore how you relate to your work. • Understanding what sustainable practice means and come away with three ways to apply it. • Reflect on how we, and our clients, are engaged in toxic culture ad how we ca outer it • Embrace relaxation as a skill that can be used clinically EARn 20 CE’s - available nationwide to LMFT, LPCC, LCSW’s 

I have over 15 years experience as a psychotherapist, specializing largely in treating trauma and PTSD. A large percentage of my current practice is with clinicians.

I work individually with psychotherapists on their own journey, and I lead retreats for therapists experiencing burnout or vicarious trauma. I also have a large clinical supervision practice for therapy interns as they transition into licensed practice. 

As a clinician I use an eclectic mix of methodologies including EMDR, IFS and Expressive Arts, pivoting to different methods as each person’s therapy evolves and changes. As an educator I get to stay current with emerging theories and practices and am constantly exposed to the widely varied interests of my students and interns. This way my clients therapy can be as agile and emergent as their life circumstances demand. The last two decades have brought a staggering array of advances in our understanding of neuroscience, of the brain, and how people work/what makes us tick.

The core message of this tremendous amount of study is that we as humans are deeply social, we are essentially pack animals, and in order to thrive we need to be embedded in safe and loving communities. From families to neighborhoods to governments, the health of our communities determines our individual states of mental health. My work as a therapist is essentially helping my clients develop the internal resources they need in order to build the safe and sustainable relationships where they will thrive.

MEET LAUREN

“We live in the shelter of each other”

— Celtic Saying