Lauren Christina

Hey, I’m Lauren.

Therapist. Fierce Believer in Your Capacity to Heal. Real as Hell.

I’ve spent the last 14 years working in community mental health—walking alongside people who’ve carried heavy stories, survived deep hurt, and kept going when the world didn’t make it easy. Folks who’ve survived trauma, systems that failed them, deep loneliness, and years of having to shrink themselves just to get by.

I specialize in complex trauma—the kind that doesn’t come from one event, but from years of not being safe, not being seen, or having to constantly shift how you show up in the world to fit in, keep the peace, or avoid harm—whether that meant people-pleasing, staying small, or never letting your real self be fully known.

This kind of trauma might show up as:

• Anxiety that won’t quit
• Numbness and disconnection
• Explosive anger you don’t know what to do with
• Shame that lives in your bones
• Never feeling like “enough”
• A deep sense of not knowing who you are

You’re exhausted from trying to keep it all together. You’re wondering why the same patterns keep pulling you back in.

If that sounds familiar, let me say this: You are not broken. You adapted.

And that adaptation kept you alive. But now, it might be time to learn a new way—one where you get to feel safe, whole, and more like yourself.

And healing from complex trauma? It’s not easy. But it is possible for you. Our work will get you there.

What I Bring to the Work

✔ 14 years in community mental health

✔ Independently licensed to practice in Indiana and Illinois

✔ EMDR certified + trained in trauma-sensitive yoga

✔ Deep experience with complex trauma, dissociation, and identity work

✔ Queer affirming, anti-racist, body-trusting, and unapologetically person-first

✔ Fluent in dark humor, messy healing, and awkward moments

I don’t believe in “fixing” people. I believe in walking with you as you unlearn survival patterns and reclaim what’s yours—your power, your story, your right to take up space. This work is sacred to me. Not because it’s clean or polished—but because it’s real. Raw. Honest. Transformative. Just like you.

Therapy isn’t about quick fixes or erasing your story—it’s about learning to live with more ease in your own skin. Over time, you can expect to connect with your body, be clearabout your boundaries, and find your voice. You’ll start spotting old patterns without getting stuck in them, and build the tools to face life’s ups and downs without shutting down or spiraling. Healing means coming home to you—all your messy, beautiful, powerful parts—and finally living on your own terms.