Lauren Barker

Professional Counselor

MA, LCMHC

Offering virtual counseling to adults 18+ throughout North Carolina

Lauren is in network with Aetna insurance through Headway. In network status with BCBS, United Healthcare and Cigna are expected in early 2025.

Lauren is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Certified Embodied Recovery practitioner. She received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Queens University of Charlotte and her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from UNC Charlotte.

Lauren is a HAES-aligned (Healthy At Every Size) provider and has received additional training from the Embodied Recovery Institute for eating disorder and body image work. She has also completed Levels 1 and 2 in Brainspotting for trauma and somatic processing.

Lauren has over 4 years of experience in eating disorder treatment, trauma work, and behavioral health. Her main areas of expertise include eating disorder recovery, healing relationships to food and body, navigating chronic illness, and processing past and present trauma. Lauren also has experience with and is passionate about working with other mental health providers who are on their own therapy journey.

Lauren uses a person-centered and eclectic approach in therapy, tailoring the modalities she pulls from to create a unique fit for each individual’s needs. She pulls from Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment theory, and polyvagal & somatic theories.

Lauren believes therapy is a collaborative process and that each client is the expert on themselves. She will gently challenge and encourage her clients in paths of new growth and exploration (with a little humor where appropriate).

Lauren is passionate about helping her clients safely process painful experiences and core beliefs, develop coping skills, and build self-confidence that allows them to feel at home in their own skin. In session, she is soft-spoken, non-judgmental, and compassionately direct.

Contact Lauren by email or phone to set up your no cost 15-minute phone or zoom consultation.

Email: lauren@stonebrakercounselingservices.com Call or text: 562-614-2206

All prices listed are the self-pay rate.

Lurent is in network with Aetna insurance through Headway .

In network status with BCBS, Cigna, and United Healthcare is expected in early 2025.

Initial Intake for Counseling

$175/55 minutes - Initial intake sessions are 55 minutes. All counseling sessions are conducted through HIPAA compliant telethealth software and can be accessed via mobile, tablet, laptop or PC.

Individual Counseling

$150/55 minutes — Individual sessions are 55 minutes after the initial intake session. All individual sessions are conducted through HIPAA compliant telethealth software and can be accessed via mobile, tablet, laptop or PC.