Lauren Burling
LCSW
We all have fundamental needs: To belong, to feel understood, to give and receive love, to feel financially secure, to be free from pain. My approach to therapy begins with addressing the impetus that led to scheduling that first appointment, to then addressing core basic needs like sleep, nutrition and social connections. We will work to develop an awareness into emotional states and behaviors that arise out of them. Sometimes, it is the actions of others that are the primary source of our own distress. Even then, we can focus on what is in our control to improve our coping and circumstances.
Areas of Expertise
Anxiety, Depression, Serious Illness, Cancer Survivorship, Fertility/Infertility, Sexual Health
I obtained my Bachelors' of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh (2011). I was a dual major and studied Creative Non-Fiction Writing in addition to Psychology & earning a minor in Social Work. I obtained my Master's Degree in Social Work with a focus on Aging from Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research (2013). I hold an advanced certificate in Palliative and End-of-Life-Care from Smith College School of Social Work (2019). My psychotherapy training is rooted in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy from the Linehan Institute. I am trained in Meaning Centered Psychotherapy (2023) from Memorial Sloan Kettering's Psycho-Oncology Training Institute. I do use an eclectic approach that may also include motivational interviewing, mindfulness-based-stress-reduction, holistic approaches, and problem solving therapy.
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Viktor Frankl
Contact Me
I am licensed in New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut and I offer limited in-person sessions in a suburb near Pittsburgh, PA.
PA LCSW: CW020273
NY LCSW: 093988
CT LCSW: 15171