Lauren Williams , MD, LCSW-C

Lauren Williams, MD, LCSW-C helps people who are facing anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions. She focuses on maternal mental health including perinatal and postpartum concerns, and supports people working through relationship strain, grief, and trauma. Her background combines clinical training with personal experience as a parent, which she uses to understand the day-to-day challenges clients describe.

Williams earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland in 2019 and has five years of clinical experience. She uses practical tools drawn from cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people manage overwhelming thoughts and strong emotions. Sessions often focus on simple, repeatable skills to reduce distress and build moving-forward plans.

Her approach centers on listening first and then collaborating on goals. Clients map small steps they can try between sessions. Progress is tracked in plain language so changes are easy to notice and adjust.

She also addresses issues like ADHD, addictions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and attachment concerns. People who are coping with fertility challenges, divorce, or the aftermath of domestic violence can bring those concerns into therapy as well.

Most work is conversational and goal-oriented. Techniques include learning new coping habits, practicing mindfulness exercises, and testing out different solutions to persistent problems. Williams aims to help people regain balance and connect practical actions to the life they want.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting the client's own goals. Online sessions use that same focus so conversations begin with what matters most to the person and then build from there.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. In remote sessions this often means practicing short exercises together, assigning brief between-session tasks, and checking results by phone or text.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity. These exercises can be demonstrated live on video and reinforced through short audio or text-based reminders between meetings.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then adjust methods over time to fit the client's needs and schedule.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist observe facial cues and practice guided exercises. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day and to share notes or quick coping prompts. These options aim to increase flexibility so therapy can fit real life.