Lauren Scogin, LICSW, LCSW

Lauren Scogin is a licensed clinical social worker who draws on 15 years of experience to help people through major life transitions. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and offers practical, down-to-earth support for stress, grief, career shifts, and midlife changes.

She spent five years as a nursing home administrator, which added leadership and organizational experience in healthcare to her clinical work. That background informs how she supports elders, caregivers, and people facing health-related changes. She also helps people process loss, adjust to new roles, and manage chronic stress.

Lauren uses a client-centered stance and believes people already hold important answers about their lives. In sessions she listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients test new ways of coping. Her work often focuses on improving self-esteem, repairing relationship patterns, and clarifying life purpose during transitions.

Her approach includes emotionally-focused techniques and mindfulness skills to help regulate strong feelings. Narrative and solution-focused work are used to reshape stories about the past and identify concrete next steps. Sessions are conversational and aimed at real-world change rather than abstract theory.

Lauren practices in Vermont and brings a calm, practical style to coaching and therapy. She encourages small experiments between sessions, and she supports people who are navigating divorce, caregiving stress, postpartum mood concerns, trauma, and end-of-life matters. She invites prospective clients to take the first step toward clearer direction and steadier daily routines.

How her approaches fit online

Lauren uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to each person, helping them name priorities and try small changes. This approach focuses on listening and collaboration, which transfers well to conversation-based online sessions.

She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people identify and move through strong feelings in the moment, and on Mindfulness Therapy to practice attention and breath-based skills that lower stress. EFT-style attention to emotions can help with relationship patterns, while mindfulness supports coping with anxiety and grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs and then recommend ways to proceed. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which methods to use and how quickly to change course if something is not helpful.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. These practical benefits often help people maintain continuity of care while juggling work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.