Lauren Krolick , LPC

Lauren Krolick is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey with six years of experience. She helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, and life changes find steadier footing. Lauren uses practical tools and steady support so clients can make small, lasting shifts.

Her sessions tend to be collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens for patterns that get in the way, then works with clients to try different strategies. That might mean learning new skills for managing panic, practicing techniques to soothe racing thoughts, or experimenting with ways to improve communication.

Lauren draws on well-established approaches such as cognitive-behavioral methods, skills from dialectical behavior approaches, and mindfulness practices. In plain terms she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try out new behaviors, and build present-moment awareness of body and mind. Sessions focus on concrete steps rather than only discussion.

Clients often bring concerns related to family stress, past trauma or abuse, low self-esteem, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She also addresses issues like attachment and codependency, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, and compulsive or obsessive patterns.

Work with Lauren typically involves identifying specific goals, practicing coping strategies between sessions, and checking what works. She frames therapy as a process of gradual change, helping people move toward clearer choices, more calm, and better day-to-day functioning.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Lauren uses practical, evidence-based techniques people can learn and use in remote sessions. Cognitive-behavioral methods focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. This approach helps with anxiety, panic, obsessive thinking, and low mood by teaching step-by-step exercises to change reactions.

She also draws on skills from dialectical behavior approaches, which teach concrete tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Those skills suit people dealing with overwhelming emotions, relationship stress, or patterns like codependency. Mindfulness-based practices are offered to help clients build moment-to-moment awareness of thoughts and bodily sensations and to reduce rumination and reactivity.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist and client will discuss goals, try methods in session, and adjust based on what feels helpful. Lauren frames this as collaborative problem solving rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, short live chats or text messaging can support quick check-ins or skill practice between appointments, and the range of options makes fitting therapy into a busy life easier.