Therapist profile
Lauren Petrocelli, LCSW
LCSW helping adults with stress and disability-related concerns
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- CBT methods
- Mindfulness tools
- Solution-focused work
About Lauren
Lauren Petrocelli is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with eight years of professional experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Lauren also focuses on issues related to chronic illness, disability, and motivation.
She uses practical methods to help people manage everyday struggles. Conversations focus on identifying patterns, testing small changes, and building habits that feel doable. Sessions move at a steady pace and aim for clear next steps rather than long theory talks.
Lauren draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, and solution-focused methods to guide her work. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice present-moment skills, and set concrete goals. These approaches are applied to concerns such as panic, trauma, bipolar mood challenges, caregiving strain, and compassion fatigue.
Her background includes supporting adults living with a range of disabilities, chronic health problems, and cancer-related stress. She frames problems in everyday terms and works with practical adjustments that fit a person’s life. Lauren pays attention to barriers that make therapy harder and looks for ways to reduce them.
Sessions are conducted in English and are organized through an online intake and scheduling process. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and pick a time for their first session. Lauren aims to collaborate on goals and practical steps from the first meeting.
How sessions work
How Lauren’s approaches translate to online sessions
Lauren uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and change small behaviors that affect mood and daily routines. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and managing mood swings.She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus. Mindfulness work is practical and brief so it can be used between sessions.
Finding the right approach usually happens together. Lauren will talk with clients about their goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what feels useful. The work is collaborative and aims to fit each person’s pace and preferences.
The original profile does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy day - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or avoid the need to be on camera for every meeting. These practical benefits often help people keep therapy consistent while managing caregiving or health-related responsibilities.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with at home?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, relationship strain, and coping with life changes, plus concerns tied to disability and chronic illness.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on noticing thoughts, learning mindfulness skills, and setting clear, short-term goals using solution-focused steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience providing clinical social work services in New York.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.