Meet Lauren
Created for healing. Built from experience. Rooted in love.
Meet Lauren
Created for healing. Built from experience. Rooted in love.
Hey, I’m Lauren.
Therapist. Trauma-Nerd. Fierce Believer in Your Capacity to Heal. Real as Hell.
I’ve spent the last 15 years working in community mental health—walking alongside people who’ve carried heavy stories, survived deep hurt, and kept going when the world didn’t make it easy. Folks who’ve survived trauma, systems that failed them, deep loneliness, and years of having to shrink themselves just to get by.
I specialize in complex trauma—the kind that doesn’t come from one event, but from years of not being safe, not being seen, or having to constantly shift how you show up in the world to fit in, keep the peace, or avoid harm—whether that meant people-pleasing, staying small, or never letting your real self be fully known.
This kind of trauma might show up as:
Anxiety that won’t quit
Numbness and disconnection
Explosive anger you don’t know what to do with
Shame that lives in your bones
Never feeling like “enough”
A deep sense of not knowing who you are
You’re exhausted from trying to keep it all together. You’re wondering why the same patterns keep pulling you back in.
If that sounds familiar, let me say this: You are not broken. You adapted.
And that adaptation kept you alive. But now, it might be time to learn a new way—one where you get to feel safe, whole, and more like yourself.
And healing from complex trauma?
It’s not easy. But it is possible for you. Our work will get you there.
Hey, I’m Lauren.
I’ve spent the last 14 years working in community mental health—walking alongside people who’ve carried heavy stories, survived deep hurt, and kept going when the world didn’t make it easy. Folks who’ve survived trauma, systems that failed them, deep loneliness, and years of having to shrink themselves just to get by.
I specialize in complex trauma—the kind that doesn’t come from one event, but from years of not being safe, not being seen, or having to constantly shift how you show up in the world to fit in, keep the peace, or avoid harm—whether that meant people-pleasing, staying small, or never letting your real self be fully known.
This kind of trauma might show up as:
Anxiety that won’t quit
Numbness and disconnection
Explosive anger you don’t know what to do with
Shame that lives in your bones
Never feeling like “enough”
A deep sense of not knowing who you are
You’re exhausted from trying to keep it all together. You’re wondering why the same patterns keep pulling you back in.
If that sounds familiar, let me say this: You are not broken. You adapted.
And that adaptation kept you alive. But now, it might be time to learn a new way—one where you get to feel safe, whole, and more like yourself.
And healing from complex trauma?
It’s not easy. But it is possible for you. Our work will get you there.
Therapist. Trauma-Nerd. Fierce Believer in Your Capacity to Heal. Real as Hell.
Hey, I’m Lauren.
Therapist. Trauma-Nerd. Fierce Believer in Your Capacity to Heal. Real as Hell.
I show up to this work with honesty, compassion, and deep respect for your autonomy.
I won’t ask you to retell your trauma unless you want to.
I won’t rush your process—but I won’t sugarcoat things either.
I believe that healing doesn’t mean changing who you are—it means coming home to yourself:
To your strength.
Your boundaries.
Your voice.
And the parts of you that were buried along the way.
This is a space where you don’t have to hide, shrink, or translate yourself. I practice from an LGBTQ+ affirming and anti-oppressive lens, which means I’m always working to make this a space where all of you is welcome—including your identities, your history, your culture, and the ways you’ve had to navigate a world that doesn’t always make room for you.
If you’ve ever been told you’re “too much,” “too sensitive,” or “not enough,” this space was made for you.
You’ve done what you needed to do to survive. Now it’s time to stop surviving quietly—and start living boldly.
How I Work
How I Work
I show up to this work with honesty, compassion, and deep respect for your autonomy.
I won’t ask you to retell your trauma unless you want to.
I won’t rush your process—but I won’t sugarcoat things either.
I believe that healing doesn’t mean changing who you are—it means coming home to yourself:
To your strength.
Your boundaries.
Your voice.
And the parts of you that were buried along the way.
This is a space where you don’t have to hide, shrink, or translate yourself. I practice from an LGBTQ+ affirming and anti-oppressive lens, which means I’m always working to make this a space where all of you is welcome—including your identities, your history, your culture, and the ways you’ve had to navigate a world that doesn’t always make room for you.
If you’ve ever been told you’re “too much,” “too sensitive,” or “not enough,” this space was made for you.
You’ve done what you needed to do to survive. Now it’s time to stop surviving quietly—and start living boldly.
How I Work
I show up to this work with honesty, compassion, and deep respect for your autonomy.
I won’t ask you to retell your trauma unless you want to.
I won’t rush your process—but I won’t sugarcoat things either.
I believe that healing doesn’t mean changing who you are—it means coming home to yourself:
To your strength.
Your boundaries.
Your voice.
And the parts of you that were buried along the way.
This is a space where you don’t have to hide, shrink, or translate yourself. I practice from an LGBTQ+ affirming and anti-oppressive lens, which means I’m always working to make this a space where all of you is welcome—including your identities, your history, your culture, and the ways you’ve had to navigate a world that doesn’t always make room for you.
If you’ve ever been told you’re “too much,” “too sensitive,” or “not enough,” this space was made for you.
You’ve done what you needed to do to survive. Now it’s time to stop surviving quietly—and start living boldly.
I believe in walking with you as you unlearn survival patterns and reclaim what’s yours—your power, your story, your right to take up space. This work is sacred to me. Not because it’s clean or polished—but because it’s real.
Raw. Honest. Transformative.
Just like you.
What I Bring to the Work
15 years in community mental health
Independently licensed to practice in Indiana and Illinois
EMDR certified + trained in trauma-sensitive yoga
Deep experience with complex trauma, dissociation, and identity work
Queer affirming, anti-racist, body-trusting, and unapologetically person-first
Fluent in dark humor, messy healing, and awkward moments
4 years in community mental health
Independently licensed to practice in Indiana and Illinois
EMDR certified + trained in trauma-sensitive yoga
Deep experience with complex trauma, dissociation, and identity work
Queer affirming, anti-racist, body-trusting, and unapologetically person-first
Fluent in dark humor, messy healing, and awkward moments
I don’t believe in “fixing” people.
I don’t believe in “fixing” people.
I believe in walking with you as you unlearn survival patterns and reclaim what’s yours—your power, your story, your right to take up space. This work is sacred to me. Not because it’s clean or polished—but because it’s real.
Raw. Honest. Transformative.
Just like you.
What I Bring to the Work
I believe in walking with you as you unlearn survival patterns and reclaim what’s yours—your power, your story, your right to take up space. This work is sacred to me. Not because it’s clean or polished—but because it’s real.
Raw. Honest. Transformative.
When I’m not holding space for healing, I’m probably walking my dog, blasting music in the convertible with the top down, learning how to use astrology to optimize my life from the Astro-Zaddy himself, or reading nerdy books about trauma and the nervous system for fun (yes, really).
Outside the Therapy Room.
Outside the Therapy Room.
When I’m not holding space for healing, I’m probably walking my dog, blasting music in the convertible with the top down, learning how to use astrology to optimize my life from the Astro-Zaddy himself, or reading nerdy books about trauma and the nervous system for fun (yes, really).
Transformation comes from within and I’m here to help you activate it.
Transformation comes from within and I’m here to help you activate it.
You don’t have to hold it all together or do the work of healing alone. If you’re ready to begin your healing journey—or even just thinking about it—I’ll be here.
Let’s get started.
Let’s get started.
You don’t have to hold it all together or do the work of healing alone. If you’re ready to begin your healing journey—or even just thinking about it—I’ll be here.