Licensed clinical social worker recordFlorida
Credentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Florida
- LCSW, licence SW17409
- Licensed in Tennessee
- LCSW, licence 9194
- Licensed in Pennsylvania
- LCSW, licence CW027824
- NPI
- 1336772656
- Experience
- 13 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
These details come from information Lauren supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting challenges
- Attachment issues
About Lauren
Dr. Lauren Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Tennessee and Florida with 13 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, family tensions, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, and LGBTQ issues.
She frames sessions around clear practical goals. Conversations focus on what is happening now, what patterns keep repeating, and concrete steps to change them. She listens for attachment patterns and family history that affect current relationships. Therapy often includes learning new ways to respond to stress and practicing skills between sessions.
Dr. Smith uses a mix of approaches to fit individual needs. Client-centered work keeps the client's priorities central. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. Attachment-focused work looks at how early bonds shape trust and closeness now.
She has particular experience with adoption and foster care histories, blended family issues, divorce and separation, and post-traumatic stress. This background informs how she notices patterns across generations and within family systems.
Sessions are offered in English and held from her Florida practice. She asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session to get started. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
BHow sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Dr. Smith often combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in session. Client-centered work keeps the focus on the client's goals and experience, encouraging clear conversation about what matters most. CBT looks at unhelpful thoughts and patterns and practices small behavior changes to test new ways of coping and relating.She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to understand how early relationships shape current trust and closeness. This perspective helps when addressing family dynamics, parenting concerns, adoption and foster care histories, and intimacy issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and the practical demands of their life. That discussion usually happens in the first few meetings and can change over time.
The practical benefits of remote sessions depend on the session formats offered. Confirm current session options before booking so you know how she is meeting with people. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, child care, or health appointments, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so sessions are more likely to happen consistently.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, family and parenting issues, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and LGBT matters.
How would she describe her therapy style?
She uses practical, goal-focused conversations that look at current patterns and small behavior changes. The work blends listening with skills practice between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working with people facing trauma, family challenges, and mood concerns.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with Tennessee LCSW and Florida LCSW credentials and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin therapy with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers