About Lauren
Lauren Mirkin offers support for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, eating and body image concerns, parenting challenges, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. She also helps people facing ADHD, intimacy issues, and the emotional effects of chronic illness or pain.
Lauren Mirkin holds an MD and is an LCPC, and she brings 15 years of clinical experience to her work. She takes a practical, down-to-earth approach.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding what is happening now and on small, doable steps to feel better. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at helping people identify strengths, shift unhelpful thoughts, and change habits that get in the way of daily life. Her work often looks at relationships and family dynamics to see how they affect symptoms and wellbeing.
She addresses eating and body image issues with attention to both behavior and beliefs. For people with ADHD or mood challenges, she helps build routines and coping strategies that fit real life. Lauren combines mental health and nutritional perspectives when relevant, and she uses mindfulness, cognitive strategies, and motivational techniques in session.
She treats each person as an individual and adapts methods to match their needs and pace. Clients can expect clear goals, practical homework, and ongoing review of progress. She practices in Maryland and draws on 15 years of experience to guide problem-solving and support personal growth.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Lauren often uses mindfulness practices to help people notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away. Mindfulness can reduce stress and improve sleep by building simple daily habits for attention and calm.She also employs cognitive techniques that focus on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with real-world experiments. These strategies are useful for anxiety, low mood, and problems with self-esteem or body image.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they pick methods and adjust them over time so the plan fits the person’s life and rhythm.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Chat and messaging allow brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between appointments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English