Lauren Auer LCPC, Peoria, IL Videos

Hi ! I glanced at my followers today and realized I have lots of new faces. Let me introduce myself ! 🌱I’m trying really hard to be a plant lady and my office in @kellerstationpeoria is super comfy and covered in plants. 🐶I believe therapy should be enjoyable . Bring you dog- let’s go for a walk- we can laugh and heal. 🤷🏻‍♀️we are all humans- we all experience hard things - we are all imperfect. Therapy is for everyone. 🙏🏻 trust and care are the most important things to me as a therapist. I care about each of my clients deeply and want to know honestly from them how I can meet their needs and make therapy a positive experience. 📱this page account is fun for me - I really just want to put info out into the universe- help people normalize their experiences and make mental health care accessible. What questions do you have for me ?

I’m so excited to get to bring this option to central Illinois ! Follow along on my stories today to learn more and check out the link in my bio ! #centralillinoistherapy #illinoistherapist #peoriatherapy #peoriasmallbusiness #peoriaillinois #walkandtalktherapy #walkandtalk

Any guesses ?? I’ll give you a hint - 👟 #peoriatherapy #illinoistherapy #announcementcoming #staytuned

We have a winner !! 🏆 Now the question is , do I add my tag line to this one ? (Vote in stories) #yourstorymatters

There’s more than one definition for a mother. Here is just a few of them . Celebrating you today- however your journey looks 🤍🤍 #mothersday #manymothers

How DO you find a good therapist?
📣It’s okay to therapist shop!!! If your paying a person to sort through your hardest stuff every week - you should ENJOY THEM! So how do you even find a good fit? 🌸word of mouth reccomendations are the best . Ask around ! 🌸psychologytoday.com is a search engine for therapists - you can filter by your area, your insurance, and your specific struggle. 🌸find a few that fit your insurance and location needs and browse their websites, profiles and social media. 🌸call them! Many offer free consultations and can give you more options if needed. 🌸if you are okay with video therapy you can expand your search to your entire state- opening up more options. 🌸if it doesn’t feel like a good fit after 3 sessions (give it a few because counseling is hard) don’t feel bad to keep looking . We expect that ! Your mental health is IMPORTANT! Don’t settle !

Filling your life with busyness is a trauma responce
Is this you? The tendency to move- take on too much, fill our schedules, and be busy is a trauma response When we’ve experienced hard and unmanageable things our nervous system prompts up to keep moving in order to avoid the uncomfortable feelings Busyness can be a strategy for moving through the day without having to feel the discomfort or have to face the unresolved fear, anxiety, anger, or sadness that lives in our bodies But moving fast keeps the trauma stuck in place- in order to heal we have to be able to shift this pattern and slow down – we have to be able to come back to feeling- rather than doing, doing doing. We might also have the tendency to want to rush through healing- to tell our story, read the self help book, or listen to the therapeutic podcasts and be done with it so we can move forward- That simply doesn’t work