Lauren Taliaferro
She/Her/Hers
Mental Health Counselor - Limited Permit, MHC-LP Specialties • Insurance & Fees • Locations
New York
Accepting Online
Updated October 12, 2023
Lauren Taliaferro
Specialties & Expertise
- Anxiety
- Life transitions
- Race & cultural identity
- Stress management
- Women's issues
- Racism, oppression, and discrimination
Professional statement
Lauren is a person-centered therapist. Instead of operating sessions only using one or two therapeutic approaches (like only CBT), she tailors therapy to each client’s needs, while building a solid and trusting relationship. She understands the benefit of sticking to specific therapy approaches, but also values flexibility, when needed.
She likes each session to look different, because clients' needs can vary from session to session. Some days she will focus on mindfulness and breathing techniques to reduce your anxiety, while other days, she will work on modifying your negative thought patterns, if they're causing you distress. Sometimes the therapy space can be used to just vent without getting all therapy jargon thrown back at you. That's all okay! She will find out what does and does not work for you.
Specialties
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Race & cultural identity - Exploring topics of racial, cultural, and ethnic background as it relates to one’s family origins and personal identity
Stress management - Strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others
Women's issues - Therapy tailored to common concerns among women; providing a safe and understanding space to address life challenges, stressors, and questions around identity as a woman
Racism, oppression, and discrimination - Exploring how racism, oppression, and discrimination impacts one’s life, including relationships, work life, and self-esteem; growing self-care practices to combat the negative emotions that arise when faced with identity-based adverse experiences
General expertise
Treatment approaches
Clientele
- Adults (24+)
- Children (<12)
- Families
- Seniors (65+)
- Teenagers (13-18)
- Young adults (18-24)
Insurance
- Aetna
- Aetna International
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- All Savers Insurance Company
- Allied Benefit Systems
- Cigna
- Golden Rule Insurance Company
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- MVP Healthcare
- Meritain Health
- New School Student Insurance (United Healthcare Student Resources)
- Nippon Life Benefits
- Optum
- Oxford Health Plans
- Surest (formerly Bind)
- Trustmark
- UMR
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Shared Services
- University of California Berkeley Student Health Insurance (Wellfleet Student)
- Wellfleet
Out-of-pocket fees
- Individual sessions: $150 (60min)
- Sliding scale: $100 - $150
Location(s)
Online Sessions (New York)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
- Morning (Before 10am)
- Daytime (10am - 1pm)
- Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
- Evening (After 5pm)
- Weekends
Regular Hours
- Mon 8am - 3.30pm
- Tue 8am - 8pm
- Wed 8am - 8pm
- Thu 8am - 3.30pm
- Fri 8am - 3.30pm
- Sat Closed
- Sun Closed
Work and Education
Years of Experience: 5 years
Resilience Lab, Therapist, 2023 - Present
Pace University- Pleasantville, Masters, 2020
Licensure
New York: P123366
Languages
English