Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Depression
How Lauren works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lauren
Lauren Mirkin is a licensed clinician who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and depression. She works with adults on relationship and family concerns, eating and body-image issues, sleep trouble, parenting strain, and career or life-change challenges. Lauren brings 15 years of practice to each conversation and keeps the focus on practical steps clients can use right away.
Her approach is straightforward and strengths-based. Sessions are an opportunity to talk through what feels stuck, test small changes, and build clearer routines.
Background and approach
Lauren combines thinking-based tools with attention to habits around food, sleep, and daily structure. She aims for work that fits into real life instead of relying on theory alone. Lauren trained as a medical doctor, MD, and also holds a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential, LCPC.
She draws on that background when clients have complex mood or health issues. Her experience includes helping people cope with chronic pain, illness, and disability while balancing emotional needs. Practical skills are a central part of her work.
She uses mindfulness, motivational strategies, and evidence-based techniques to improve coping, reduce reactivity, and support better relationships. These tools often help with anger, impulse control, and self-esteem concerns. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online or by phone.
Lauren encourages clients to set small, measurable goals and to treat therapy as a collaborative process. If someone wants to change their habits, manage emotions better, or feel more purpose in daily life, she helps them take the next steps.
What Lauren works with
Everything Lauren lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lauren's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Women's issues
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Lauren uses several evidence-based techniques adapted for online work. Mindfulness-based practices teach simple attention and breathing exercises that reduce reactivity and help with anger, sleep, and ongoing stress. These are brief tools clients can use between sessions to calm intense moments.Motivational strategies and cognitive tools focus on testing thoughts and taking small steps toward change. This helps with mood, self-esteem, eating behaviors, and follow-through on goals. The emphasis is on practical experiments rather than long explanations.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lauren will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, life demands, and preferences. She adjusts pacing and methods as the work progresses to keep it useful and doable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for longer sessions that need visual cues, while phone calls can be an easier option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, homework support, or quick coaching between sessions. Together these options offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Lauren
What concerns does Lauren commonly address?
Lauren helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family issues, eating and body-image concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, career transitions, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and strengths-based. Sessions focus on small, doable steps, habits, and problem-solving rather than abstract discussion alone.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with a range of mood, eating, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, and practices from Maryland.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.