Services

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An individualized, developmentally attuned approach to supporting your child’s unique needs. Therapy sessions are tailored to your child’s personality, strengths, and challenges, blending evidence‑based practices with creative, play‑based modalities that help kids and adolescents engage in ways that feel natural and safe.

Therapeutic approaches may include:

• Sand play therapy — a gentle, symbolic way for children to express what words can’t yet capture.
• Play therapy — supporting emotional growth through the language of play.
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) — helping children and teens process distressing experiences and build resilience.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — strengthening coping skills, emotional regulation, and flexible thinking.
• Creative modalities — including art‑based approaches that allow kids to explore feelings through color, movement, and imagination.
• Psychoeducation — helping children and teens understand how their brain and body work, why certain feelings show up, and how they can use this knowledge to feel more in control and confident. 

Our goal is to meet your child where they are, honor who they are becoming, and help them feel supported every step of the way.

Parent and child therapy creates a supportive space where you and your child can come together, understand each other more deeply, and build the kind of connection that feels steady and secure. Sessions focus on nurturing your bond, strengthening attachment, and helping both of you navigate challenges with more clarity and compassion.

Through guided conversations, shared activities, and developmentally attuned strategies, we work to ease conflict, open communication, and support healthier patterns of relating.  

Parent‑only sessions offer a calm, thoughtful space for you to explore challenging parenting situations, understand your child’s developmental needs, and feel more grounded in how you respond. These sessions blend compassionate support with clear, research‑based guidance, helping you make sense of your child’s behaviors through a neuroscience‑aligned lens.

Together, we focus on strengthening your confidence, expanding your toolkit, and learning how to support your child’s big feelings in ways that are both effective and connection‑focused

We believe children thrive when the adults in their world work together. Our school and provider consultations are designed to strengthen that team approach, ensuring your child receives consistent, informed support throughout their day, not just in the therapy room.

With your permission, we collaborate directly with teachers, school counselors, and child study teams to help them understand your child’s needs and to align strategies that support learning, regulation, and emotional wellbeing. We also consult with pediatricians, psychiatrists, the Care Management Organization (CMO), occupational therapists, and other providers involved in your child’s care, creating a unified plan that honors your child’s strengths and addresses challenges with clarity and compassion.

As an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), Lauren provides supervision to Licensed Associate Counselors (LACs) in the State of New Jersey. She brings more than a decade of leadership and supervisory experience, offering a thoughtful, encouraging space for novice therapists to grow in confidence, deepen their clinical skills, and develop their professional identity.

Supervision focuses on strengthening clinical judgment, integrating trauma‑informed and neuroscience‑aligned practices, and supporting each clinician as they navigate the early stages of their career. Lauren is passionate about helping new therapists feel grounded, capable, and connected as they step into this meaningful work.

With more than two decades of experience in the mental health field, including many years in leadership roles, Lauren offers professional consultation to clinicians seeking support with complex or highly acute client situations. Her background includes extensive work within child‑serving systems such as the Children’s System of Care (CSOC), giving her a deep understanding of how these systems operate and how to effectively advocate for children and families within them.

Lauren brings a strong grounding in the American Counseling Association’s Code of Ethics and the legal considerations involved in working with minors. Consultation focuses on helping clinicians feel more confident, informed, and supported as they navigate challenging cases, ethical questions, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Lauren is a sought‑after speaker at both local and national levels, known for her ability to translate complex trauma and neuroscience concepts into clear, practical guidance for professionals. She has presented on topics such as developing trauma‑informed systems, understanding how trauma impacts the developing brain, creating trauma‑sensitive classrooms, and supporting children and families in therapeutic settings.

She is available for speaking engagements and can thoughtfully tailor each presentation to meet the specific goals, audience, and context of your organization.