Cheektowaga Office

About I work with clients who are dealing with anxiety, relationship issues/divorce, trauma, depression, grief, career exploration, and other life transitions. Life isn’t a straight and narrow pathway. There will be bumps, turns and obstacles along the way but you...

"The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect." - Brene...

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it only empties today of its strength. - Charles Spurgeon About As  a Licensed Master Social Worker, I am passionate about empowering individuals to overcome life’s challenges and achieve personal growth. I believe that...

About During our lifetime, we all have experienced some type of hardship or challenge. These times can leave lasting impacts on our lives making us feel isolated or alone, not knowing how to process what we are going through. That’s where I can help! I use a...

"Loving ourselves through the process of owning our story is the bravest thing we will ever do." - Brene Brown   About Does it seem as if you are walking through a dark tunnel, alone, with no end in sight? Do you ever just feel completely overwhelmed and find...

"The kind of caring that the client-centered therapist desires to achieve is a gullible caring, in which clients are accepted as they say they are, not with lurking suspicion in the therapist’s mind that they may, in fact, be otherwise." - Carl R. Rogers   About Sarah...

"There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." - Leonard Cohen   About Sometimes life takes you on a journey that you did not sign up for. Picture this, you make the perfect itinerary and plan for your perfect vacation. Everything you want to do...

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Khalil Gibran   About I am a psychotherapist who works with individuals and couples to address a variety of concerns and issues. I believe the best approach...

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." - Maya Angelou   About I love this quote and use it as a guiding principle for the way I work with individuals. Most people are doing the best that they can at any moment in time....

"Only look back to see how far you have come." - Kevin Hart   About Welcome! I’m so glad you’ve found us. A lot of us today face unique challenges. With pressures from social media, friendship and relationship issues, and academic/new career stressors, we need...

"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time." - Ruth Bader Ginsberg   About Hi! My name is Lauren and I am a Mental Health Counselor. My goal is to assist you in getting you where you want to be in life. You and I will create a partnership to figure...

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." - Dalai Lama   About When you are struggling, suffering can hijack your entire life. Do you feel like you, or a loved one, is drowning in feelings that they can’t...

"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." - Brene Brown   About Life can be full of challenges, big and small. Sometimes those challenges can leave us feeling lost, disconnected, fearful, anxious, and...

” Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. “ - Gail Devers   About Whether you’re new here or this isn’t your first time around, the hardest part is always getting started and finding a therapist who is the right fit. I do my best to offer an...

”What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.“ - Ralph Waldo Emerson   About Are you living the life you want to live? Are there changes you want to make but feel stuck? No matter who you are or where you come...

"Talk to yourself like you would talk to someone you love." - Brene Brown   About Life inevitably presents us with challenges that can overwhelm our capacity to cope. The ending of a relationship, becoming a parent, changes at work, moving, or saying goodbye to...

"I now see that owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do." - Brene Brown   About I am a trauma informed licensed clinical social worker committed to helping clients move towards their aspirations. I like to...