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Lauren Rodriguez, LMHC

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Lauren

Lauren Rodriguez is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with five years of clinical experience who draws on client-centered, cognitive behavioral, and narrative strategies to help people navigate difficult emotions and life transitions.

Background and approach

She emphasizes a collaborative relationship where clients' own perspectives are central, and she works to make space for honest expression around stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. Her approach is practical and adaptable, combining CBT techniques to address unhelpful thinking patterns with narrative methods that help clients reframe their stories and identify meaningful change.

Lauren also supports people facing concerns like addiction, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and body image struggles, anger, self-esteem, career uncertainty, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD. Additional interests include family-of-origin dynamics, blended family issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication problems.

Services are offered in English and Spanish from Florida, and Lauren encourages those taking the first steps toward therapy to recognize the courage it takes to begin. She aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore goals and build skills for managing emotions and improving daily functioning.

Integrating Evidence-Based Approaches into Online Care



Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's perspective and emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration; it helps people feel heard while they explore emotions, relationships, and difficult life choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises, making it useful for symptoms of anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and mood regulation. Narrative Therapy invites clients to examine and reshape the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, which can be helpful for processing trauma, identity concerns, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is often a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to assess goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs and then tailor a combination of client-centered listening, CBT skills, or narrative reframing that best fits the situation. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted over time.

Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access care from different locations within Florida. These formats support consistent work on skills, reflection between sessions, and ongoing communication in ways that suit individual lifestyles.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Lauren address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, addictions, grief, intimacy-related and eating concerns, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and narrative therapy to balance empathic listening, skill building, and reframing of personal stories.
What background and experience does she have?
Lauren holds five years of professional experience delivering mental health services and applies evidence-informed methods across common emotional and relational problems.
Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?
She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC MH23527.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Yes, she provides services in both English and Spanish, but does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for working together?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and scheduling.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the simplest way to begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Narrative Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish