Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Therapists in Green Hills, Nashville, TN

I specialize in treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety, Depression, Substance Abuse, and working with couples on relationships. I work with adolescents and adults and provide therapy for people who feel like these issues are getting in the way of their goals, impacting their lives negatively, and feel stuck. My goal is to understand the obstacles that are holding you back and help you make the changes that you desire in your life. Change is hard and I'm here to provide guidance, techniques, strategies, and tools that you can use to begin making a difference in your life.

I specialize in working with adults and couples. Using a nonjudgemental, affirming, and open approach, my aim is to provide a safe and nurturing atmosphere. I strive to help my clients feel empowered to make positive changes, and create a meaningful life. I believe the therapeutic relationship should be supportive, honest, and collaborative. I obtained my Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University and my Bachelor’s degree at Indiana University. I am dual licensed in TN and FL.

I am a licensed professional counselor in Nashville, TN. I am passionate about helping others and I work with children, adolescents, and adults with a wide variety of presenting issues. Life is messy, full of hurts, disappointments, stressors, and grief – past and present. I want to help you get “unstuck” so you can live your best life, whatever that is for you. I have been where you are which makes me uniquely qualified to sit with you and to walk alongside you on your journey of healing. I cannot give you the answers, but I promise you will not have to find them alone.

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to live at your greatest potential? By focusing on brain health and the mind/body connection, I strive to help you live up to your full potential. Whether this involves quieting your mind, lifting your mood, improving attention and cognition, or enhancing your performance at school, your job, or athletics, I would be honored to be a part of this journey.

I believe that you are both the expert on your own experience and your greatest resource for healing. I have a holistic approach in my work with clients, addressing and affirming the whole person and guiding you to reconnect with the inner wisdom and resiliency that exists within you. As a social worker, I believe in dismantling oppressive systems and advocating for social justice and systemic change in our communities. I identify as queer, cisgender, and use she/her/hers pronouns. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming, sex positive, and supportive of all humans who desire growth and change.

As a therapist, I believe deeply in the power of relationship. My goal is to create a safe, nurturing, trusting therapeutic relationship from which my clients can find healing and growth. I am a licensed clinical social worker in Nashville, TN working from a relational, client-centered lens, with a background in trauma and attachment. I provide services for children, young adults and families with a wide variety of presenting issues including trauma, loss, family conflict, adoption, depression, anxiety and difficulties with emotional regulation.

I view therapy as an interactive process leading to the possibility of starting a journey that can guide you through your difficulties, enrich your understanding of yourself, and overcome the things that no longer serve you to cultivate a more grounded and fulfilling life. Centered in honesty and compassion, I will work with you to gain a deeper understanding of working through internal and current difficulties, help nurture your capacity for change, and acquire practical skills to shift the patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior that inhibits your growth and a more positive engagement in life and relationships.

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By curiously hearing and understanding your life story through our professional relationship, I hope to unburden you of your pain and help you remove road blocks which might be keeping you from experiencing greater pleasure. I work with adults ranging in age from 18 through post retirement years and specialize in treating life transitions, relationship concerns, depression, anxiety, trauma, infertility, adoption, postpartum depression, grief, loss, and divorce. I'm sensitive to issues of diversity and inclusion, am interested in working with people from various cultural backgrounds, and am a LGBTQ ally.

As a therapist, I approach our work together with warmth and curiosity and seek to nurture a holding space that feels safe to address whatever unique concerns you bring. In sessions, I am engaged and accessible. I start with your present concerns and also facilitate interest in your deeper self. I believe each of us has the courage and resilience to successfully navigate the change that we seek, and I consider it a privilege to walk alongside you in that endeavor.   I enjoy working with adults dealing with life transitions, grief and loss, family of origin concerns, relationship issues, trauma, and anxiety among other things.

Lauren specializes in working with adults who are striving to adjust to/ cope with multiple stressors, uncertainty, change, and issues related to perfectionism, as well as adults who have been diagnosed with/ think they could benefit from assessment for and treatment of Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and/ or certain Personality Disorders.

I feel truly honored to work with children, adolescents, and young adults during times of struggle, change, and growth. I strive to create a safe space for each client to grow, heal, and reach their therapeutic goals. I have experience working with various challenges including depression, anxiety, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, school issues and other behavioral challenges. I utilize a relational, strengths-based approach when collaborating with clients, while incorporating evidenced based practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness practices, and play-based interventions.

You've tried it all, I get it! Life can really throw some curve balls…but counseling can help soften the blows. Conflict, trauma, and inner turmoil are all part of the human condition, but we don’t have to dwell in those places. Here, in this safe space, you are invited to explore avenues of growth and understanding. In Harmony Counseling Solutions offers compassionate, objective support and guidance. Whether the focus is on internal struggles or a need for improved connections with others, it is our goal to help you find the balance and peace that helps you live your best life. Dare to heal, elevate, and live more abundantly!

Congratulations on surviving the worst days of your life, now let me help you process them and move forward. I feel that everyone no matter, age, race, or sexual orientation deserves quality services. My job is to empower you to process, heal, and move forward with living your best life. As a social worker, I have a holistic approach to engaging my clients and an understanding how psychosocial stressors affects the process of healing. As a trained therapist in evidenced based practices, I have the ability to provide array of treatment models that are most effective in promoting change and reaching your desired outcome.

I have loved being a therapist for 14+ years. It is such joy to make an impact in someone's life. I think that is something my clients would say about me - I want to help them make changes that will aid them in having the life they have always wanted. I am a believer that all we have is the present, sadly can't change the past, but can learn from it to have the future we want. I specialize in anxiety, depression, self-esteem and relationship problems.

My goal is to provide you with a safe, empathetic, and welcoming space to conquer your life challenges and goals. We will work together to identify growth areas and changes that can be made to help with your healing journey. I work from a strengths-based approach and will use this approach to help you explore new ways to cope, and problem solve. I have a passion for helping individuals regain hope and find meaning in life. I am LGBTQ+ friendly and passionate about serving this population, as well as other marginalized groups including, black and brown men and at-risk youth.

Therapy is not about becoming a "better person". The process isn't something that you "work harder" at or "do more" of. You are already a person of inherent beauty, depth, and value. Together, let's courageously step deeper into the unique person that you were created to be.