Lauren Brenner

Lauren has dedicated the past decade to building a specialty practice supporting adults and their families going through a cancer experience. She focuses on the intersection of the psychological, behavioral, and social considerations surrounding serious illness, and has experience in both large medical centers and small community health systems. Lauren has also regularly worked with parents and families around discussing serious illness with children, and facilitating clients' adjustment to a cancer diagnosis. Lauren's approach to clinical therapy is built on the belief that while everyone handles serious illness differently and all processes are valid, the common thread is the desire to be seen, understood, and supported. Lauren works from a strengths-based, client-driven approach that focuses on empowering her clients to explore, understand and honor their experiences through the process. Her style is warm, interactive and engaged, as she understands the significant honor and responsibility of supporting those going through serious illness. Lauren holds advanced certification as an Oncology Social Worker (OSW-C) from the National Board of Oncology Social Work. She has completed advanced training in palliative care education and practices, as well as coursework in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Lauren works primarily from the behavior-based therapy models of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and draws in the principles and techniques of mindfulness practice in her work. Lauren offers Individual Therapy, Family Consultations, Caregiver Support, and Clinical Supervision. Through her work at The Compassionate Integrative Counseling Group, Lauren strives to allow her clients a safe space to fully discover, realize and engage with their thoughts and feelings, so that they may find grounding and meaning in their experience.