CLINICAL INTERESTS
Children, Teens, and Young Adults
Anxiety
Depression
Perfectionism
Self-Esteem and Identity
Life Changes and Transitions
Play Therapy
Women’s Issues
Life, Work, and School Stressors
Trauma
Coping
Lauren (She/Her/Hers)
Lauren is a Cedar Rapids native and Kennedy High School alum. Lauren graduated from Coe College with her bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2023. Lauren has several years of experience working with children and adolescents with behavioral and mental health challenges as well as high-achieving youth, serving these populations in inpatient and school settings. Lauren is passionate about connecting with individuals on a real, authentic level and is guided by values of humor, courage, and integrity in her personal and professional life.
Lauren’s style in the therapy room encompasses a collaborative, strengths-based approach and encourages clients to show up exactly as they are. Lauren believes everyone has a unique life experience and that creativity, curiosity, and compassion are vital to create a safe and impactful therapeutic space for clients of all backgrounds. Lauren uses elements of narrative, solution-focused, and emotion-focused therapy models in her work. Lauren’s therapeutic interests include family systems theory, self-esteem issues, attachment theory, and social-emotional development.
In Lauren’s free time, she likes to keep busy reading, being creative, enjoying the outdoors, antiquing and thrifting, spending time with friends and family, and coaching youth sports. Lauren loves the process of learning and fostering meaningful relationships. Lauren is an animal lover with 5 rescue cats she loves to dote on (yes, 5!).
To schedule an appointment with Lauren, please call the Olson MFT Clinic at (319) 368-6493, or note in the appointment form that you would like to see Lauren. To access the form, please click the button below: