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Lauren Ziel

Therapist
9 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Depression, OCD, Trauma
  • Individual therapy

Great to meet you!

Facilitating other’s in their self-exploration is a true honor, and I hold deep respect for the trust clients place in me. I approach this work with presence, humility, curiosity, intuition, and humor—prioritizing understanding over knowledge and co-creating a space where clients can safely explore their inner world.

My style is warm & empowering yet, direct. I help clients bring unconscious patterns into awareness and develop a more compassionate, empowered relationship with their whole system- Body, Mind, & Spirit (however you conceive that).

As a therapist, personal trainer and athlete, I believe the body holds profound, unspoken wisdom. The body is the vessel for all our experience. Therefore, my work always integrates somatic approaches to help clients attune to bodily signals while strengthening the mind’s capacity to interpret them skillfully.

Through this process, clients cultivate greater agency & psychological mobility, a trust in their internal leadership, and a secure home base within themselves—opening the door to deeper connection, curiosity, and meaningful engagement with the world.

My approach to therapy

For more about how I practice visit:

www.rec-space.com

About me

  • I identify as
    Caucasian, Woman
  • My style is
    Inquisitive, Humorous, Warm

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    9 years of experience
  • Training
    MSW (Master of Social Work) at University of Southern California
  • License type
    LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) Out-of-State Telehealth (Florida), LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Virginia)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
  • More specialties
    Family issues, Stress management, Panic disorders, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, Women's issues, Identity issues
  • Therapy methods
    Humanistic, Gestalt, Attachment Based, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Relational, Exposure Response Prevention, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Experiential, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Somatic, Jungian, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy
  • Ages served
    Adults, Adolescents, Seniors
  • Languages
    English
  • Location
    234 North El Molino Avenue Ste 202
    Pasadena, CA 91101