Lauren Blackburn is a Counselor based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Depression, and Women's Issues. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
In my own journey through anxiety, depression & disordered eating I tried A LOT of things. I thought I could think my way out of my anxiety. I thought maybe I could outsmart it. I thought I could pray my way out, or be religious enough to stop my pain. I thought if I could just figure it all out and name what was going on inside of me then maybe I could finally fix “it.” The thing I didn’t realize was that all of these good, well-intentioned things kept me in my mind. Trying to rationalize and learn my way out of deep pain wasn’t cutting it. In fact, this constant striving and trying harder left me exhausted and discouraged. It wasn’t until I decided to stop doing more & instead try something different that I began to see some real movement & healing in my own life. I was introduced to more holistic mind/body/spirit approaches to health, counseling & trauma resolution (like Internal Family Systems) and I finally began to feel a gentle shift from my head to my heart & body. Th