Lauren Jouzapaitis, LPC, ATR-P

Lauren is a warm, collaborative therapist who brings creativity and compassion into her work. With a background in art therapy, she works with clients across the lifespan to foster clarity, confidence, and connection with themselves.

Lauren specializes in supporting children, teens, and adults with anxiety, emotional challenges, relationship stress, or the long-term effects of trauma.

You may come to therapy carrying self-doubt, shame, or patterns that no longer serve you; you also may have tried therapy before without feeling fully seen or understood. Lauren works to change that experience by building genuine, trusting relationships and tailoring her approach to your unique needs and strengths.

Her sessions blend talk therapy with creative expression, offering a space where you don’t have to find the perfect words to be heard. Whether helping a child manage big feelings, a teen explore identity, or an adult unpack long-held patterns, Lauren’s approach is grounded in authenticity, emotional safety, and respect.

Lauren doesn’t believe that healing means fixing what’s broken—it means reconnecting with the parts of yourself that have been hidden, silenced, or misunderstood. Her clients often leave therapy with a deeper sense of self, renewed self-compassion, and tools to carry with them well beyond the therapy room.