Lauren Ramski, LCSW, CADC

As Stephen Levine, whose acco­lades includ­ed teacher of guid­ed med­i­ta­tion and heal­ing tech­niques, penned, ​“The task of ther­a­py is not to elim­i­nate suf­fer­ing but to give a voice to it, to find a form in which it can be expressed.” Whether it is indi­vid­ual, fam­i­ly, or cou­ples coun­sel­ing, I can help you reach your goals with tai­lored ther­a­py based on your indi­vid­ual needs. My approach to ther­a­py is client-cen­tered, but I also inte­grate a vari­ety of eclec­tic inter­ven­tions to help reach each person’s goals. Some dif­fer­ent styles that I include in the process are Dialec­ti­cal Behav­ioral Ther­a­py, Cog­ni­tive Behav­ioral Ther­a­py, and Moti­va­tion­al Inter­view­ing. I use these to treat dis­or­ders and behav­ioral pat­terns such as sub­stance use, grief/​trauma, and men­tal health focused issues. Com­ing to ther­a­py can be dif­fi­cult. I believe in build­ing a ther­a­peu­tic rela­tion­ship with you based on col­lab­o­ra­tion, trust, and mutu­al respect. My focus is to cre­ate an envi­ron­ment where you feel com­fort­able and safe so you are able to express your­self with­out fear of being judged. My approach is to work on meet­ing you where you are at and using a vari­ety of inter­ven­tions to help you reach your goals and needs. Through your jour­ney, you will acquire knowl­edge, strate­gies, and cop­ing skills that are need­ed to enhance your self-aware­ness and uti­lize self-direc­tion to live a full life.