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Lauren Massell

Social work Lauren Massell
Available next week
Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma
Insurance: Meritain Health, Aetna
Accepting clients impacted by disaster

Introduction

People have described me as a tender-hearted, pragmatic, and creative human. My therapeutic approach is guided by my value of creating welcoming spaces for you to express your multi-dimensionality. I believe that you are the expert of your own life. My 15-year counseling career includes my work as a therapist, facilitator, coach, and nonprofit program director. Across educational and clinical settings I have found that people make the most profound change when they can connect their sensory experience with language. I believe that somatic awareness is a form of radical self-acceptance that invites us deeper into compassion, justice, and reverence for life. I have a special interest in supporting perfectionists, active imaginations, highly sensitive people, students from underresourced neighborhoods, and survivors of sexual trauma. I am comfortable with and honored to guide people through panic, dissociation, grief, chronic pain, and loss. My therapy framework has been informed by personal and professional experience with psychodynamic theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Hakomi therapy, and Body-Mind Centering principles. I am a student of movement, improv, meditation, writing, and herbalism. I currently offer telehealth (viritual) sessions only at this time.

GENDER Female
PRONOUNS She/Her/Hers
RACE & ETHNICITY White

Highlights

  • Accepting new clients
  • Available on nights
  • Offers free consultation
  • Telehealth appointments
  • Accepts insurance
  • Offers flexible fees

Licenses

  • LCSW #111208 (CA)

Specialties

Treatment Approaches

Population focus

Appointment types

  • Individuals
  • Groups

Communities

  • Chronic Pain/Illness
  • Sexual Trauma Survivors
  • Recovery
  • Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual

Age groups

  • Teenagers (12-18)
  • Young Adults (18-24)
  • Adults (24+)
  • Elders (65+)

Faiths

  • Agnostic
  • Atheist
  • Buddhist
  • Catholic
  • Hindu
  • Jewish
  • Multi-Faith
  • Pagan

Payment options Free intro call available Offers flexible fees

Pay with insurance

Lauren Massell accepts these insurance providers. What you pay depends on your plan.
  • Meritain Health
  • Aetna

Pay out-of-pocket

  • LA Fire Victims $1 - $50

Locations

552 62nd St
Oakland, CA 94609-1245
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Video Office

Frequently asked questions

Is Lauren Massell accepting new clients and do they offer online appointment requests? Lauren Massell is currently accepting new clients and can be booked on the Monarch website. Lauren Massell also offers a free consultation.
Does Lauren Massell offer telehealth appointments? Lauren Massell does offer telehealth appointments. You can request to book a telehealth appointment with them on their Monarch profile.
What areas does Lauren Massell specialize in? Lauren Massell specializes in the following areas: Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma.
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