No, your therapist is not a medical doctor and cannot prescribe medication. To obtain a prescription for medication, please speak with your family doctor or request a referral for an appointment with a psychiatrist.
About Lauren:
Is your teen shutting down? Does your child seem anxious or stuck? You’re not imagining it, and you’re doing the right thing by looking for help.
Parents tell Lauren they appreciate how quickly their kids warm up to her. Maybe it’s because she talks with them, not at them. Lauren keeps things real and doesn’t hide behind clinical jargon. She listens first, asks good questions, and helps young people make sense of what’s happening in their world.
If your child is dealing with anxiety, depression, family conflict, or just the overwhelming pressure of growing up, Lauren can help. She uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Narrative Therapy, but what that really means is she helps kids and teens identify the thoughts that are holding them back, challenge the stories they tell themselves, and build practical skills they can actually use. She thinks about the whole family too, because what happens at home matters.
Before becoming a therapist, Lauren worked with families facing real hardship at Kerr Street Mission. She connected people with food banks, housing help, employment support, and counselling. That experience taught her something important: people need more than just advice. They need someone who sees their strength, even when they can’t see it themselves.
Lauren earned her Master of Divinity in Clinical Counselling from Tyndale University and her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University. She’s a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with CRPO and has continued her training through workshops on suicide intervention, CBT, and DBT.
When she’s not in session, you’ll probably find Lauren hiking with her dog, paddle boarding, or playing pickleball. She believes strongly in practicing what she preaches about mental health and making time for the things that recharge you.
Please contact us today or complete our “Request Your First Counselling Session” form to schedule your first counselling session.
About Lauren:
Is your teen shutting down? Does your child seem anxious or stuck? You’re not imagining it, and you’re doing the right thing by looking for help.
Parents tell Lauren they appreciate how quickly their kids warm up to her. Maybe it’s because she talks with them, not at them. Lauren keeps things real and doesn’t hide behind clinical jargon. She listens first, asks good questions, and helps young people make sense of what’s happening in their world.
If your child is dealing with anxiety, depression, family conflict, or just the overwhelming pressure of growing up, Lauren can help. She uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Narrative Therapy, but what that really means is she helps kids and teens identify the thoughts that are holding them back, challenge the stories they tell themselves, and build practical skills they can actually use. She thinks about the whole family too, because what happens at home matters.
Before becoming a therapist, Lauren worked with families facing real hardship at Kerr Street Mission. She connected people with food banks, housing help, employment support, and counselling. That experience taught her something important: people need more than just advice. They need someone who sees their strength, even when they can’t see it themselves.
Lauren earned her Master of Divinity in Clinical Counselling from Tyndale University and her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University. She’s a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with CRPO and has continued her training through workshops on suicide intervention, CBT, and DBT.
When she’s not in session, you’ll probably find Lauren hiking with her dog, paddle boarding, or playing pickleball. She believes strongly in practicing what she preaches about mental health and making time for the things that recharge you.
A psychotherapist (also commonly referred to as a “therapist” or a “counsellor”) helps with emotional and mental health problems in individuals, couples, and families through a variety of therapeutic approaches. In 2007, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) defined psychotherapists in Ontario as “regulated health professionals,” which means that all psychotherapists in Ontario need to be licensed members of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and to utilize the formal title of “Registered Psychotherapist (RP).”
A Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) holistically believes that your relationships with others (for example, with your family members) represent an essential aspect of your life and personal well-being and that your counselling process is more effective if he or she fully considers all of your relationships within her or her treatment plan for you. A Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is a Pre-Clinical Fellow within the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT).
A psychotherapist (also commonly referred to as a “therapist” or a “counsellor”) helps with emotional and mental health problems in individuals, couples, and families through numerous therapeutic modalities. A psychologist may work in a variety of possible roles, from teaching psychology courses in universities and engaging in academic research to counselling clients and administering advanced psychological assessments. A psychiatrist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment (mainly through psychotropic medication) of mental or psychiatric disorders. A social worker helps people to resolve issues of everyday life (including through counselling services) and to access government and community resources.