Lauren Christensen, LCMHC
Asking for help is tough whether it is for you or someone you love, but it can be worth it. I have been a therapist for over 10 + years, and hope I can help you find some relief. 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, to all types of abuse and harm), PTSD, depression, addiction, and anxiety. I work with individuals, families, couples, the LGTBQIA+ community, first responders/military, and ages 4-76+ years old. As your therapist, we can do work together to grow and heal.
After graduation I honed in on all types of trauma modalities. Through Accelerated Resolution Therapy and EMDR I have learned how to help my clients overcome their life challenges/trauma. Trauma can be anything, and it can start from everything. The great news is you are now asking for help. I also use TF-CBT, play therapy, DBT, CBT, MI to help overcome.
After the death of four separate siblings, I decided to become a therapist to help others heal from trauma and find hope. In the Disney cartoon movie, The Lion King Rafiki says, “Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.”
Issues Specialized In:
Addiction
ADHD
Adoption
Alcohol Use
Alzheimer’s
Anger Management
Anxiety
Asperger’s Syndrome
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality (BPD)
Career Counseling
Child
Chronic Illness
Chronic Impulsivity
Chronic Pain
Chronic Relapse
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Developmental Disorders
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Drug Abuse
Dual Diagnosis
Education and Learning Disabilities
Emotional Disturbance
Faith Transitions
Family Conflict
Gambling
Grief
Hoarding
Infertility
Infidelity
Internet Addiction
LGBTQIA+
Life Coaching
Life Transitions
Marital and Premarital
Men’s Issues
Obesity
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Pregnancy/Prenatal/Postpartum
Relationship Issues
School Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Addiction
Sleep or Insomnia
Spirituality
Stress
Suicidal Ideation
Teen Violence
Trauma and PSTD
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Video Game Addiction
Weight Loss
Women’s Issues
Client Types:
Individuals
Couples
Therapy Types:
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Art Therapy
Attachment-based
Christian Counseling
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Compassion Focused
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Eclectic
EMDR
Emotionally Focused
Expressive Arts
Family Systems
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Interpersonal
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative
Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
Person-Centered
Play Therapy
Polyvagal
Positive Psychology
Psychodynamic
Sandplay
Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Somatic
Strength-Based
Trauma Focused
Age:
Children (6-10 years)
Preteen (11-12 years)
Teen (13-17 years)
Adults (18 -64 years)
Elders (65+)
Location:
Sandy
Telehealth
Insurance:
Blue Cross Blue Shield
DMBA
EMI Health
Humana
HMHI-BHN
Medicaid
Medicare
Molina
Optum
PEHP
Regence
SelectHealth
TriCare
TriWest
UMR
United Healthcare
University of Utah Health Plans
