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Lauren Jouzapaitis, MA
Lauren is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Art Therapist at VPG. She works with children, teens and adults on anxiety and OCD, blending art therapy with ERP, ACT and CBT.
Areas of focus
- OCD
- Anxiety
- Art Therapy
Works with Children, Teens & Adults
Meet Lauren Jouzapaitis
Lauren works with children, teens and adults with anxiety and OCD. Her sessions mix talk therapy with art-making, so clients don’t have to find the perfect words to be heard. That makes her a good fit for kids, and for anyone who has a hard time putting feelings into words.
In-person sessions available in Englewood, Colorado. Children’s sessions are in person only. Teens and adults can also meet by telehealth from anywhere in Colorado.
The VPG Difference
All VPG clinicians are trained in ERP and specialize in anxiety and OCD. It’s the center of what we do.
Specializes In
Also works with: Relationship stress; long-term effects of trauma; teens exploring identity.
Who Lauren Works With
Children
Lauren works with children in person, using art and play to help them handle big feelings, worries and fears. Kids can show what’s going on through drawing and making things before they have the words for it.
Teens
She works with teens on anxiety, OCD and questions about identity. Art gives teens a way to look at what’s going on without having to explain all of it first.
Adults
She works with adults on anxiety, OCD, relationship stress and the long-term effects of trauma. Many come in with self-doubt or patterns they’ve carried for years, and some have tried therapy before without feeling understood.
Lauren's Approach
Lauren is a Licensed Professional Counselor with training in art therapy. Her sessions blend talk therapy with creative expression. For anxiety and OCD, she draws on Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
She builds trusting relationships with clients and adjusts her approach to each person. For a child, that might mean working through big feelings in play. For a teen, it might mean exploring identity. For an adult, it often means looking at patterns that have been around for a long time.
Many of her clients leave with more self-compassion and tools they keep using after therapy ends.
Evidence-Based Treatments
Art TherapyExposure and Response Prevention (ERP)Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC)Child-Centered Play TherapyMindfulness-Based Approaches
Education, Licensure & Fees/Insurance
Education & Training
- Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, with a concentration in Transpersonal Art Therapy, Naropa University (2022)
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology and Fine Art, University of Denver (2015)
Licensure
- Licensed Professional Counselor, Colorado (LPC.0021265)
- Registered Art Therapist, Provisional (ATR-P #23-229)
- National Provider Identifier (NPI): 1740693886
Fees & Insurance
- Session fee: $210
- Self-pay practice; does not bill insurance directly
- Superbills available for potential out-of-network reimbursement
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Book a free consultation to see if Lauren is the right fit for what you’re working on.