Meet the team
Lauren Smith, MA, LMFT
Lauren is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist offering therapy for adults and adolescents. The foundation of her practice includes meeting clients with empathy, warmth, and authenticity. Lauren’s goal is to offer a non-judgmental space for clients to begin the process of personal exploration and growth. She is dedicated to creating a safe, affirmative, and inclusive environment for individuals with unique lived experiences.
Lauren’s primary focus is on helping clients struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, perfectionism, trauma, borderline personality disorder, and addiction. She uses evidence-based practices, including CBT and DBT, to teach skills that help challenge old thinking patterns and incorporate new tools to navigate life. Along with this, she incorporates a psychodynamic approach to help clients explore and gain insight around how the past impacts the present. At her core, Lauren is a humanistic therapist, focusing on developing a collaborative relationship that allows her clients to feel validated, respected, and honored in their own unique journey in life.
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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
[California – LMFT 150475]
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M.A. in Clinical Psychology – Antioch University, Los Angeles
B.A. in Liberal Studies, Psychology – Antioch University, Los Angeles
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) – Sonoma Psychotherapy Training Institute
DBT for Substance Use Disorders – Behavioral Tech
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Foundational Training – Behavioral Tech
DBT with Reactive or High Conflict Couples – Centre for MindBody Health
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills – Behavioral Tech
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) – UCLA
Fierce Self-Compassion Workshop – Insight LA
Implicit Human Motivation Study (Research Assistant) – Barnard College
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Group Facilitator – Carrara Treatment
Crisis Resource Associate – Center for the Study of Young People in Groups, Cedars-Sinai
Marriage & Family Therapist Trainee – The Center for Professional Counseling
Resident Advisor – Transcend Recovery Community