- Eating and body image
- Stress and anxiety
- Goal focused coaching
About Lauren
Lauren Mirkin is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in Maryland who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, depression, and codependency. She also supports concerns around eating and body image, intimacy, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career changes, and ADHD. Her tone is straightforward and encouraging, aimed at people who feel stuck or overwhelmed by emotions and thinking patterns.
Lauren keeps sessions focused on practical steps and clearer perspective. She aims to help clients notice strengths, shift unhelpful habits, and reconnect with what matters most. Conversations often include goal-setting, skill practice, and checking what works between sessions.
Her background spans 15 years of clinical experience and work with people managing chronic illness and mood concerns. She draws on a mixture of evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside coaching and nutrition-informed thinking to address eating and wellness challenges.
Lauren is a clinical nutritionist and a health and wellness coach in addition to holding the LCPC (Maryland). Those perspectives inform how she approaches eating-related issues and lifestyle goals while keeping mental health central.
Sessions are conducted in English and are based in Maryland. Prospective clients are asked to confirm current session options when scheduling. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Approaches that guide online work and growth
Lauren integrates evidence-based therapeutic techniques with coaching and nutrition-informed thinking to address a range of concerns. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change eating habits. Mindfulness-based strategies teach simple attention and breathing practices that help manage overwhelming emotions and improve sleep and self-regulation. Motivational interviewing supports people who feel stuck by clarifying personal values and increasing readiness to change, often useful for work on eating, health habits, or career shifts.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs rather than prescribing a single technique. Together they will review what helps and adjust the plan over time.
Please confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy can be done around work or family commitments. It also lets people try different approaches without changing locations, which can speed finding what feels most useful.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career transitions, ADHD, and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and strengths-based, with an emphasis on goal setting, skill practice, and changing unhelpful patterns in daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with people on mood concerns, eating issues, chronic health challenges, and relationship difficulties.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds an LCPC license in Maryland and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options when booking.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to work with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.