ABOUT

Lauren is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Utah, and is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. Lauren has an extensive background as a therapist, clinical leader, entrepreneur, educator and treatment innovator. From her early work in direct care responsibilities in an adolescent residential treatment program to her most recent leadership as an Executive Director of a Stabilization and Assessment program, Lauren is at home working with families with challenges. Lauren‘s work and interest areas, both personal and professional, have allowed her to connect powerfully with clients while utilizing a rich set of clinical skills, including Feminist Family Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, SMART Recovery and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Lauren has also held positions as an Adjunct Instructor at Brigham Young University Idaho, and Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

Fluent in both Spanish and English, Lauren’s life outside of work includes a wonderful multicultural family, musicianship, a regular mindfulness practice and a outdoors-related interests. Lauren and her husband Carlos are parents to four kids. She and her family enjoy learning new skills in handy crafts and homesteading, engaging in a variety of sports such as football and volleyball, practicing dance, reading popular fantasy series books aloud, and watching historical fiction dramas.