About Lauren
Lauren Petrocelli is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York. She has eight years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. Lauren supports people who struggle with self esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes.
She also focuses on issues related to ADHD, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, and relationship concerns. Lauren often works with people living with disabilities and chronic health conditions. She includes young adult issues, cancer, chronic pain and illness, intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment, and panic disorder among her focus areas.
Background and approach
She brings practical strategies to everyday problems so people can feel steadier and more capable. Her approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented, with space to talk about feelings and to try new ways of coping.
Lauren aims to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice present-moment skills, and identify concrete steps forward. Lauren emphasizes an open and accessible environment. She works to make sessions feel nonjudgmental and straightforward.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and she offers steady support through that beginning. Lauren holds a New York LCSW license and offers care through several online formats. People seeking help can expect clear communication about goals and practical tools they can use between sessions.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Lauren uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns. CBT focuses on concrete skills and small experiments that can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness Therapy is also part of her work and teaches simple awareness and breathing practices to reduce stress and increase focus. Solution-Focused Therapy helps people identify strengths and set short-term, achievable goals to move forward.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, preferences, and goals, and together they will try approaches that fit best. Progress is checked regularly and adjustments are made based on what is helping.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, writing through thoughts, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, medical appointments, or other commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intellectual disability
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English