Lauren Penner
LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
EMDR Certified Therapist
Lauren Penner
LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
EMDR Certified Therapist
Works with
Children (age 5+), Adolescents and Adults
Specialties:
- Trauma for Adults and Young Adults
- LGBTQIA+
- Play Therapy for Children (Ages 5-10)
- Grief and Loss
- EMDR
- Depression and Anxiety
Payment: Services are self-pay
This therapist can provide an itemized receipt if you have and choose to file for out-of-network mental health benefits.
Adult Trauma Therapy
Anxiety, avoiding people or places, shame, guilt, and triggers of the past may be affecting your relationships, self-esteem, or the ability to be your authentic self. You may become overwhelmed with emotions and disturbing thoughts that seem to haunt you. Maybe it is difficult to trust others, or even trust yourself, due to a childhood filled with trauma or religious abuse. You want to put your past in the past and feel safe in the present moment.
I provide therapy for survivors of childhood and complex trauma, religious trauma, grief, and the LGBTQIA+ community who want to heal their past with a compassionate guide. I incorporate Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) in an approach to trauma therapy that helps to integrate past experiences by harnessing your body’s own ability to heal.
Child and Adolescent Therapy for Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression
You may feel at a loss for how to help your child with overwhelming behaviors and emotions when nothing seems to work. Maybe your child experienced something distressing that needs to be processed. Perhaps you don’t know where your child’s behaviors are stemming from and need guidance.
I utilize a unique and effective combination of play therapy and Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help your child reprocess memories and address anxiety. My aim is to incorporate your expertise as a parent, coupled with my clinical experience, to work together as a team to support your child.
Credentials
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. I received a Bachelor of Business Administration with a minor in Psychology in 2017, and a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2021 from Tarleton State University. I am certified in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) by the EMDR International Association.
EMPOWERED Counseling for Mindful Living, LLC (EMPOWERED) is a management company providing space and support services to the mental health providers in this office. No partnership or other business entity relationship exists between EMPOWERED and these providers. Each independent licensed therapist who offices at EMPOWERED is solely responsible for the services they provide and how they are performed and are not agents or employees of EMPOWERED.