About Lauren
Lauren Goodman is a licensed clinical social worker in California with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. Lauren aims to create a respectful and compassionate space for clients to talk through what matters most to them.
She often works with people dealing with relationship strain and family problems. She also supports those navigating caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and challenges tied to pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum mood changes.
Background and approach
Lauren addresses both mood and panic symptoms and helps people manage guilt, shame, and issues around self-love. Lauren uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts conversations to each person's needs. Sessions are tailored so practical steps and clear goals are part of the process.
She helps people build skills for managing anxiety, improving relationships, and finding more motivation and purpose. Her background includes long-term clinical work across community and clinical settings over a 15-year career. That experience contributes to a flexible, down-to-earth approach in sessions.
Lauren emphasizes collaboration and steady support when people are making changes. People who choose Lauren can expect straightforward talk and practical strategies. She focuses on building strengths and small habits that add up over time.
Getting started involves a brief matching process and scheduling that works with the client's timing.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Lauren uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and clear goals. One common approach emphasizes building coping strategies for anxiety and panic - learning short breathing and grounding techniques and step-by-step plans for managing panic moments. Another approach targets mood and motivation by identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavioral changes to lift mood and increase activity.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about symptoms, life demands, and personal preferences, then try methods that match those needs. Adjustments are made along the way so sessions focus on what helps most for daily functioning and relationships.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and text let people check in between sessions, send short updates, or have a quick coping-planning conversation. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and make steady progress more achievable.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English