- Grief and loss
- Career and meaning
- Anxiety and stress
About Lauren
Lauren Dicair is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience based in Pennsylvania. She works with adults who feel stuck after changes in work, relationships, health, or life stage. Her practice addresses concerns such as grief, depression, anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and questions about life purpose.
She focuses on practical conversations that reveal the patterns keeping someone stuck. Sessions often look at daily habits, unhelpful thoughts, and how past experiences shape current choices. Lauren uses a direct and interactive style that encourages clear steps and reflection rather than long theory-heavy talks.
Lauren draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and shift thought patterns and from Existential Therapy to examine meaning and values in life changes. She also incorporates Mindfulness techniques to reduce reactivity and Narrative Therapy to reframe difficult personal stories. Together these methods help people make decisions that better match their values.
Her work includes support for people coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, immigration and acculturation challenges, and the fallout from family-of-origin issues. She helps people manage sleep disruption, compassion fatigue, and the emotional effects of serious medical conditions such as cancer.
Sessions are meant to be a place to talk through concrete problems, test new approaches between meetings, and adjust strategies as needed. Lauren accepts clients who live in other countries, and she conducts work in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to schedule the first session.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Lauren uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that can reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. CBT is practical and often focuses on testing new ways of thinking and acting between sessions.She also uses Existential Therapy to look at values, meaning, and choices when a life change leaves someone questioning what matters next. This approach helps clarify priorities and accept hard decisions without promising a particular outcome.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lauren will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as progress is assessed.
Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals often adapt mindfulness exercises and CBT worksheets for remote sessions so people can practice skills between appointments.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with adults on grief, depression, anxiety, stress, relationship strain, life transitions, and questions about life purpose.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She uses a direct, interactive approach that identifies patterns in thoughts and behavior and tests practical steps between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licensure noted as PA LCSW and ME LCSW and practices from Pennsylvania.
Can I work with her if I live outside the US?
Yes. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.