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Lauren Mirkin

Lauren Mirkin

LCPC

Therapist · Maryland · 15+ years of experience

Practical support for stress, anger, and relationships

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  • Skills focused
  • Eating concerns
  • Mindful approach

About Lauren

Lauren Mirkin is a licensed clinical professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She notices what is getting in the way of daily functioning and works with clients to build clearer thinking and steadier emotions. Lauren frames work in practical steps so people can feel better faster and return to things that matter to them.

She brings 15 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on eating and mood concerns as well as common life stressors. Lauren also supports people facing parenting strain, sleep problems, issues with intimacy, career transitions, and ADHD-related challenges. Her approach aims to reduce overwhelming feelings and improve decision making in relationships and work.

Lauren combines talk therapy with skills practice. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside coaching skills and nutritional perspective when relevant. Clients learn strategies such as mindfulness exercises, thought reframing, and motivational tools they can use between sessions.

Her work often addresses body image, family of origin issues, codependency, and commitment concerns. Lauren also helps people cope with chronic pain, illness, or disability while attending to life purpose and isolation or loneliness. The goal is steady progress toward clearer values and healthier habits.

Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on what changes will make daily life easier. Lauren asks about strengths, sets small actionable goals, and checks in on progress so people leave sessions with something to try.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersDepression

Also works with

Intimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPersonality disordersWomen's issues

Experience

15+ years

Credentials

Maryland

Languages

English

How evidence-based techniques work online

Lauren uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a clear, practical way. Mindfulness practice helps people notice stress and anger without reacting immediately; this can reduce impulsive responses and improve sleep and focus. Cognitive-behavioral approaches involve identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them in everyday life, which can ease anxiety, depression, and eating-related thinking.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. This is a collaborative process where skills are practiced, reviewed, and adapted to fit each person's needs and pace.

Session format details were not specified in the profile, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, cut travel time, and keep follow-up brief when needed. It also lets people practice skills in the settings where problems occur and return to work or home without a long commute.

At a glance

Listed location
Maryland
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
LCPC
Languages
English
License (Maryland)
LCPC · No. LC5610
NPI
1609085877

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family problems, eating and body image issues, sleep troubles, parenting strain, career questions, ADHD, and related concerns.

What is her style in sessions?

Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions combine talk, skills practice, and short between-session exercises to help people apply what they learn.

How long has she been practicing?

She has practiced as a therapist for 15 years and draws on that experience when helping people manage mood, eating issues, and life transitions.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an LCPC credential in Maryland and provides services based in that state.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to learn whether online, phone, or in-person meetings are offered.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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