Meet Lauren E. Boone
Compassionate Support for Diverse Challenges
Approaches:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- EMDR
- Exposure therapy
- Humanistic
- Meditation
- Mindfulness
- Strengths-based
- Solution-focused
- Somatic techniques
- Trauma-informed
Specialities:
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Athletes
- BIPOC
- Child/adolescent
- Conflict
- Depression
- Executive functioning
- Family
- Grief & loss
- Group
- Identity
- LGBTQIA+
- Mindfulness
- Parents / Parenting
- Relationships
- Perfectionism
- PTSD
- Self-esteem
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Teens
- Trauma
- Womanhood
- Queer
Find the right fit for your unique needs
Schedule an IMI. This personalized conversation will help connect you to the ideal therapist to support your unique journey to well-being.
BIO
Are you craving more support in your therapy experience? Lauren Boone will be your ally while you unlock and explore the hidden narratives that are holding you back.
With Lauren as guide and partner in healing, you can safely explore intergenerational trauma, family conflict, and identity-related struggles. As a compassionate and dedicated therapist, Lauren will meet you with empathy and a deep commitment customizing your therapy goals to meet your unique needs.
Grounded in a strengths-based, person-centered, and trauma-informed approach, she creates a safe and supportive space for you and your family to explore your challenges and strengths. Experience your own transformation and resilience. Embark on the custom-tailored healing journey you have been seeking.
Lauren’s modalities and areas of expertise included and are not limited to: EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), strength-based therapy, and mindfulness techniques.
I believe L.O.V.E gets you healed and free! Through Laughter, Openness, (Positive) Vibes, and Encouragement, my goal is to get you to start! Start to acknowledge, feel, and see yourself in a new light, so that others may start to as well.”
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
In addition to her practice at Viva Center, Lauren works at a District of Columbia Public Charter School. There she provides social and emotional support to students who have IEPs and general setting students experiencing depression, suicidality, anxiety, and trauma.
EDUCATION
Lauren Boone received a dual Master’s degrees in Social Work and Divinity from Howard University and her bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University.
For the first visit, we will ask you to fill out the following forms.
Waiver of Liability & Informed Consent
Each of our Clinical Associates is a licensed practitioner. As required by licensure, treatment under a licensed practitioner is confidential. It also outlines the collaborative nature of the therapeutic relationship and co-responsibility for treatment outcomes.
Telemental Health Informed Consent to Treatment
Financial Agreement
This form outlines The Viva Center’s financial policies, rates, and out-of-network status.
Client Questionnaire
This form serves 2 purposes: It helps to capture the baseline experience when beginning treatment, allowing for an opportunity to take stock of current status. It also helps the clinician gather important background information without taking extra time in the first session. The first page of this form is required, and the others are supplemental. It is fine to exercise the decision to leave out any areas of the form. Please keep in mind any areas elected not to be disclosed at this time may be relevant to treatment outcomes.
Notice of Privacy Practices
Exceptions to Confidentiality
This form explains limitations to the confidentiality required by licensure.