- Anxiety and depression
- Relationship and intimacy
- Career and life changes
About Lauren
Lauren Scupp is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with four years of clinical experience. She works with young adults on common concerns like anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, career stress, self-esteem, and substance use. Lauren also addresses grief, trauma, eating and intimacy-related issues and challenges that come with life transitions.
She keeps sessions direct and collaborative. Lauren aims to listen carefully, ask clear questions, and offer practical feedback rather than long theory. Conversations focus on current problems, patterns that keep issues going, and small steps clients can try between sessions.
Lauren uses several therapy methods to match what a person needs. She draws on client-centered work to follow a person's priorities, cognitive behavioral ideas to challenge unhelpful thinking, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy for managing strong emotions. Mindfulness exercises and motivational interviewing are options when people want help with focus, habit change, or substance use concerns.
Her style suits someone who wants straightforward conversation and tools they can use in daily life. Sessions often look like reviewing recent problems, trying a short exercise, and making a concrete plan for the week.
Lauren trained at Hofstra University for both undergraduate and master's study, and she practices in New York as an LMHC. She conducts sessions in English and does not accept international clients.
How Lauren’s approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered work focuses on listening to what matters most to each person and shaping sessions around those priorities. That approach is useful for sorting out relationship stress, career decisions, self-esteem, and the everyday pressures of early adulthood.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, involves spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with simple experiments and behavioral changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and low mood because it gives concrete steps to try between meetings.
Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, supplies skills for tolerating intense emotions and improving communication. Short skills practice can be helpful for anger, relationship conflict, and managing urges related to substance use or impulsive behavior.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Lauren will help identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences, and she adjusts tactics as those goals change. The idea is to find practical tools that work for the client’s day-to-day life.
The therapist’s listed session formats are not specified in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people try techniques in the settings where their problems actually happen, then bring observations back to the next meeting.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, self-esteem, career challenges, substance use, grief, trauma, and related issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her style is direct and collaborative. She uses client-centered conversation plus practical tools from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience as a mental health counselor working with a range of concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York and practices there.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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