The people who come to this work are brave. What follows are their words.
Surrogate Partner Therapy
When my therapist first introduced the idea of surrogate partner therapy, I was skeptical that I would be able to make progress towards my goals through it. Yet, I was ready to seriously commit to trying something different. In our initial call, I quickly felt comfortable with Lauren; her warmth, openness, and interest in helping others clearly shining through.
The year-long journey with Lauren has been full of discovery, of myself and of the relationship that we’ve formed together. This journey has not been what I thought it would be when I started — full of anxiety, panic, and failure — instead full of mutual care, understanding, true connection, and the safety to pursue problems that have felt intractable. I feel closer now than ever before to realizing the outcomes I’ve long desired for myself.
I’ve said to Lauren that I wish I found this work many years ago and in her ever-present generosity, she reminds me to be gentler to myself: that I just wasn’t ready. I’m not sure I ever could have been ready to fight the battle I thought I needed to. Without Lauren, I am confident that I never would have learned that this battle was not the right one. This has been the greatest gift of working with her, and for it I will forever be grateful.
— SPT Client
I hesitate to sound over-dramatic, but working with Lauren was one of the most impactful experiences of my life. After struggling with a lifetime of shame and pressures that kept me from ever understanding myself or being able to connect in a healthy way, this unlocked something very profound for me. I will always be grateful for this experience — Lauren’s patience and her ability to show up in a genuine and authentic way were such a big part of what made the difference for me. I could not recommend working with her highly enough.
— SPT Client
Somatic Intimacy Coaching
From the moment you opened the door I felt completely welcomed and safe. Every single step, every microinteraction, every breath, every “good job”…”perfect”, the choices of tuning fork, the movement of locations…every single thing you did was 100% exactly what I needed.
A more perfect day of healing I could not have imagined constructing in my wildest dreams. I don’t even know what to say because I feel like half of it was so sublime and/or had so much energy moving I probably don’t even remember what happened.
Bless every thing that has ever happened in the universe to bring me to your hands, you are a gift from beyond.— Somatic Intimacy Coaching Client
Therapeutic Kink
For me, trying to address my interest in kink and related subjects was very difficult. I had a few attempts with providers online that were unsuccessful, to say the least. I was resigned to the reality that these interests would just remain in my thoughts — left unexplored and unaddressed.
Then I contacted Lauren. It was her listing that first appealed to me, specifically related to therapeutic kink. The description was kind and seemed to understand the difficulties I was experiencing with the subject — the need for a safe place, the need to be heard, the need to be seen. So I took what I thought would be my last shot at trying to make sense of what I had been thinking about for so long.
I’m very happy to report that I was able to make a connection I never imagined. Sometimes when I reflect on how the sessions go and how completely she has been able to address these issues, it doesn’t even seem real.
Lauren has been everything her listing described and so much more — kind, gentle, encouraging, and firm when needed. I know with absolute certainty that she enjoys what she does. I don’t want to sound hyperbolic, but I find therapeutic kink sessions with Lauren to be completely liberating. I’m able to let go, knowing I’m in a safe and loving environment. I’ve been to a number of sessions and every time I leave I am completely fulfilled in respect to all my hopes, wants, and desires surrounding kink and intimacy.
In retrospect, the introductory consultation was one of the best decisions I’ve made in addressing my needs. Mission accomplished — thank you so much, Lauren.— Therapeutic Kink Client
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