Lauren Gusman , LPCC

Lauren Gusman is a licensed clinician in Ohio with 10 years of professional experience supporting youth and families. She brings sustained experience working with parenting challenges and child behavioral concerns, and she has helped clients navigate anxiety, depression, and anger management.

Lauren approaches therapy from the position that each person is the expert of their own life and that they already have strengths to draw on when facing difficulties. She emphasizes practical support and collaboration, helping clients identify resources and small, meaningful steps toward change. Taking the first step toward a more fulfilling and happier life requires courage, and Lauren is committed to offering steady guidance and encouragement throughout that process.

She holds the LPCC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and combines clinical knowledge with a respectful, strengths-based outlook to help individuals and families work through the issues that brought them to therapy.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more effective strategies. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and difficulties with mood or anger by teaching practical skills for changing patterns that interfere with daily life.

Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental observation of thoughts and feelings. This approach can help people manage stress, reduce reactivity, and build greater emotional regulation, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and ongoing stress.

Lauren approaches treatment collaboratively and recognizes that finding the best therapeutic fit is part of the work. She and each client explore goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques, adjusting tools and focus over time to align with the client’s needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter interactions are possible via live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are difficult, while still benefiting from the guidance of licensed professionals.