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Therapist profile

Lauren Scupp, LMHC

Calm, direct support for life’s hard moments

Credentials
LMHC
LMHC, New York
011690 (expires September 2026)
Based in
New York
Years in practice
4
Languages
English
Sessions
Online

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

About Lauren

Lauren Scupp is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports those facing career shifts, substance use concerns, grief, trauma, intimacy questions, eating issues, anger, bipolar mood concerns, and major life changes. Lauren practices from New York and offers sessions in English.

She keeps sessions straightforward and collaborative. She listens, offers clear observations, and helps people set practical steps they can try between meetings.

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Background and approach

She aims to be an outside perspective that a client can count on while they work through hard moments. Lauren uses approaches that focus on how people think, feel, and act in the moment. That includes client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing.

These methods are used to help people reduce distress, strengthen coping skills, and make changes that matter in daily life. With four years of experience, she draws on that time to offer direct, honest feedback and a calm presence during sessions. Clients can expect discussion, skill practice, and goal-setting tailored to their situation.

Lauren emphasizes practical tools they can use between sessions. Therapy sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The subscription model used for sessions can be canceled at any time, and scheduling follows the therapist's availability.

How her approaches translate to online care

Lauren blends client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in many sessions. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding so the person feels heard and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors link together and offers concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication when stress or relationship tensions are high.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to decide which approach or combination fits their goals and daily life. That means adjusting tools and pacing based on what the client needs and wants to try.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make sessions more flexible. Video can allow face-to-face conversation and skill coaching. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging let people send notes or check in between meetings. These options help fit therapy into work breaks, travel schedules, or busy family routines and make it easier to follow through with strategies between sessions.
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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lauren address in sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and self-esteem issues, substance use, grief, trauma, eating and intimacy-related concerns, and various life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and collaborative. She listens closely, offers clear feedback, and helps clients set practical steps to try between sessions.
What professional background does she bring?
Lauren has four years of clinical experience and trained at Hofstra University for her undergraduate and master's degrees.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - practicing in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.