Lauren Blackwood(She/Her/Hers)

Lauren Blackwood is a licensed psychotherapist in Massachusetts and Washington, DC . She specializes in trauma, anxiety, and relationship issues.

Lauren uses a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach which means she helps clients identify the connection between recurring unhealthy thought patterns and how they impact emotions and behavior. When thoughts are distorted and accepted as truth, clients are often left feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and not good enough. Lauren helps clients to identify and reframe unhealthy thinking patterns to develop a more realistic and healthy mindset. Lauren also draws from her training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), and Mindfulness interventions to help clients heal from painful past experiences, regulate big emotions, and be more grounded in the present moment.

In sessions you will work to identify stuck points in your thinking and unpack emotional reactions which may feel overwhelming and out of control. For example, you may be a high performing student or professional, who, from an outsiders perspective, is seemingly able to meet deadlines and achieve goals. From your perspective though, you may have frequent thoughts that you are never good enough. Your work should have been better, your social interactions should have been better, you should be better. These negative thoughts may manifest in excessive worry and physical sensations such as a tight chest and stomach aches. In sessions you will be given a safe space to better understand your thoughts and feelings, and you will be given tools to process challenging emotions so that you can begin to feel more balanced and centered in your life.

Contact Lauren today if you would like to hear more. Free consultations available upon request.