Lauren Christensen

Being an avid Harry Potter, Disney fan has taught me a lot of things in my life. I have been a therapist for over 10 + years. I specialize in all types of traumas both “Little t” and “Big T” traumas (i.e. family or origins, bullying, chronic health, divorce, adjustment issues, life change, grief, to all types of abuse and
harm), depression, addiction, and anxiety. I work with individuals, families, couples, the LGTBQIA+ community, first responders/military, and ages 6-96+ years old.

As your therapist, therapy should not be easy, but it will be worth it. We can do it together, growth and healing are possible. We will learn to notice your past/present pain, then through various trauma modalities we will learn to remove the pain/emotion without changing the memory. After all, if you get a splinter in your foot, you wouldn’t keep it there leaving it to fester, trouble you, and potentially become infected. You take it out.

For my kiddos/teens/families my approach is through nonjudgement, kindness, and fun. I believe parents/guardians should participate in the healing of their children, and also as they do, they grow themselves. My main client however is your child/teen. Through helping them learn coping skills, ways to regulate their intense emotions, increase self-esteem, and eventually if needed trauma work, they can become who they need to be. Think of me as a younger, female version of Dumbledore from © Harry Potter. Through play therapy, experiential learning, expressive arts, or hands on mental health homework your child/teen can learn to be the best version of themselves, so they are better prepared for adulthood.

Issues Specialized In:

ADHD
Adoption
Anger Management
Anxiety
Behavior Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality (BPD)
Career Counseling
Child
Chronic Illness
Chronic Impulsivity
Chronic Pain
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Dissociated Disorders (DID)
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Dual Diagnosis
Emotional Disturbance
Family Conflict
Grief
Impulse Control Disorders
Infertility
Internet Addiction
Life Coaching
Life Transitions
Marital and Premarital
Men’s Issues
Mood Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Personality Disorders
Psychosis
Relationship Issues
School Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Addiction
Sleep or Insomnia
Spirituality
Stress
Suicidal Ideation
Teen Violence
Thinking Disorders
Transgender
Trauma and PSTD
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Video Game Addiction
Weight Loss
Women’s Issues

Therapy Types:

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Art Therapy
Attachment-based
Christian Counseling
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Eclectic
EMDR
Emotionally Focused
Gestalt
Gottman Method
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Interpersonal
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Person-Centered
Play Therapy
Positive Psychology
Psychodynamic
Sandplay
Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Strength-Based
Trauma Focused

Age:

Adults (18-64 years)
Teen (12-17 years)
Preteen (11-12 years)
Children (6-10 years)
Toddlers (4-5 years)

Location:

Lindon

Insurance:

BlueCross/Blue Shield
EMI Health
Humana
Molina
Multiplan
Optum
Regence
SelectHealth
TriCare
TriWest
UMR
United Healthcare