Therapist profile
Lauren Peffer, LCSW
New York
LCSW - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, New York / 069412
- NPI
- 1316165566
- Experience
- 23 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New York
About
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- EMDR for trauma
About Lauren
Lauren Peffer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 23 years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
She helps people sort through overwhelming feelings and repeated patterns that leave them exhausted. That can mean working on codependency, attachment wounds, trouble setting boundaries, or problems tied to control and commitment. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what to try next.
Sessions often include practical skills drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Lauren also uses client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in a person’s own goals. For trauma that keeps replaying, she may use EMDR to address distressing memories.
In sessions she breaks bigger problems into small steps. That can look like identifying automatic thoughts, practicing a short grounding skill, or planning a clear boundary conversation. She also helps people develop communication tools for difficult relationships without telling them what to do.
Lauren has spent two decades in clinical settings and community work in New York. She works in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following a person's goals. Online sessions using this approach concentrate on clarifying what matters most and on decisions the person wants to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses short exercises and homework to shift unhelpful patterns. In online work CBT can include mood tracking, thought records, and role-play of difficult conversations. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that targets troubling memories through structured processing techniques; when used online it follows the same staged protocol adapted for video meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean starting with skills from CBT and DBT, then using EMDR later for specific trauma memories, or keeping the focus on person-centered conversations about boundaries and relationships.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use tools like screen-shared worksheets, guided skill practices, and paced breathing exercises without changing location.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, self-esteem, parenting, eating concerns, anger, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is interactive and person-centered with practical skills work. Sessions combine talking with concrete tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of clinical experience working in a variety of settings. That background informs both short-term skill building and longer-term work on patterns like codependency.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices from that state.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select 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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.