About Lauren
Lauren Gusman is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and attention-related concerns such as ADHD. She works with parents on parenting challenges and with individuals facing relationship strain, grief, addiction, and questions about gender and sexual identity.
Lauren emphasizes a straightforward, respectful approach that treats each person as the expert on their own life. Her sessions aim to be practical and focused.
Background and approach
She helps people break problems into manageable steps and build on strengths they already have. Conversations center on solving current problems, changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and learning simple mindfulness skills to calm the mind. Lauren’s background includes work with youth and families on child behavior and parenting difficulties, as well as with adults dealing with trauma, dissociation, and seasonal mood shifts.
That mix gives her practical experience across common family and individual concerns. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns that keep problems going, and on Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals and track progress. Mindfulness practices are used to reduce stress and improve moment-to-moment attention.
Sessions are offered via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules. Lauren asks people to complete a brief matching questionnaire to get started and then schedule sessions based on availability.
How these approaches work online
Lauren uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT sessions focus on clear, short exercises and homework that can be tried between meetings to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and manage attention. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing techniques that help with stress and emotional regulation; these skills can be practiced during a session and repeated on one’s own to build calm and focus.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose methods and adjust them over time so the work fits the person’s life and priorities.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and do guided exercises together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, quick problem solving, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options provide flexibility for fitting therapy into work, school, or parenting schedules and for using methods in the moments they matter most.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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