Frustrated by how hard it is to trust yourself?

Or maybe you know what feels right, but taking that next step would bring up feelings so unbearable you haven’t been able to act —

Yet feeling stuck hurts just as much.

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Imagine the confidence and ease that comes from fully trusting yourself - to know what’s right for you and act on it, even when it’s hard. Even when others don’t understand.

I help clients learn to follow their inner knowing, what fits and feels right, regardless of what’s happening around them.

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Client Shifts Experienced

  • Instead of saying “Yes” when they feel a “No,” they’re able to say “No” when they feel a “No.”

    No angst. No over apologizing. Just a kind, clear “No.”

  • Instead of staying stuck in the loop of I-want-to-but-I-can’t, they learn how to be with uncomfortable feelings — so they can move forward with ease.

    They don’t push, force, or should themselves into action. 

  • Instead of second-guessing and self-doubting, they’re able to make decisions with clarity and confidence.

    They can tolerate the feeling of not-quite-right until they arrive at what would feel right.

  • Instead of seeking validation and approval, they embody an empowering attitude of “I get me, even if others don’t.”

    People’s criticisms, judgment, and disappointment no longer influence their actions.

“I have done various kinds of therapy, in addition to a whole range of somatic work.

However, I really had a breakthrough when I worked with Lauren.

Her soothing presence and her gift of weaving together Inner Relationship Focusing and Somatic Experiencing has had a transformative impact on me.”

-Marjaneh Halati, UK

“I reached out to Lauren because I was experiencing so much anxiety from a situation at work. It felt totally out of my control and I was getting scared since I love and value my job tremendously. Throughout the session, I experienced such an opening and transformation. By the end of my time with Lauren, I had a plan, an action step, and felt so much relief.”

-Jennifer, New Jersey

“When I saw Lauren for the first time I was in a very stressful season of life that involved a lot of change. A move across states, a career transition and a breakup. The amount of big changes in quick succession landed me in a state of almost constant fight/flight and nothing seemed to be helping.

I have seen Lauren many times since our first session and continue to be surprised by how she guides me to my own internal wisdom. I’m so very grateful for her process and feel its been much more impactful for me than my decades long work with talk therapy.”

-Ashley Paul, New York

Approach

Combining Somatic Experiencing® and Inner Relationship Focusing

I offer gentle, unobtrusive support as you turn towards a stressful experience or challenging issue that’s impacting your quality of life.

I’ll help you create an inner environment in which tension eases, old patterns dissolve, wounds heal, and your connection to yourself deepens and expands.

There’s no pushing, forcing or white knuckling your way forward whatsoever.

As a result of working together, you’ll naturally start living more fully and being more authentically YOU.

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    Individual Sessions

    Want to go from feeling anxious and unsure to calm and confident?

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    Online Group Courses

    Learn an empowering, self-guided process which fosters a ready-to-go resilience from within so you can act with greater agency.

    Live Zoom courses in a small group setting.

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    Professional development that respects your time & transforms your teaching

    Help students cultivate self-awareness and resilience through the learning process.

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"Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about un-becoming everything that isn't really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place."

- Paulo Coelho

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