About Lauren
Lauren Petrocelli is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York with eight years of experience. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, low mood, grief, and changes that disrupt daily life. Lauren works directly with people managing chronic health concerns and disabilities, helping them find workable steps forward.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Lauren uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
How Lauren works
She brings mindfulness practices into sessions to help with coping, grounding, and managing strong emotions. Solution-focused work is part of her toolkit too. That method aims to identify small, achievable goals so progress shows up quickly.
Sessions often center on clear next steps the person can try between meetings. Lauren aims to create an accessible, nonjudgmental space. Conversations are paced to fit each person's needs, and accommodation for disabilities and health conditions is routine.
She supports people who are navigating career concerns, relationship stress, sleep problems, anger, and identity questions related to being LGBT. Over eight years Lauren has worked across a range of concerns including bipolar disorder, ADHD, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to chronic pain or illness.
She helps with practical problem solving and emotional coping, and she partners with people who want to build steadier day-to-day routines.
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What Lauren works with
The areas below are the ones Lauren selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intellectual disability
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic tools for online support
Lauren commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and offers practical exercises to shift patterns that keep anxiety or low mood going. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple grounding and breathing techniques to reduce overwhelm and improve focus.Lauren also uses solution-focused methods to set clear, short-term goals that clients can try between sessions. She works collaboratively to decide which approach or mix feels most useful, tailoring plans to each person's needs and preferences rather than applying one fixed method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or ongoing support between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and maintain continuity across weeks.
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