About Lauren B.

You know that your past still impacts your present and your relationships, but you’re just now sure exactly how and it’s driving you to exhaustion navigating it all. It feels a little bit like a copout to just blame your childhood or past failed relationships, but at the same time, you’re sure that those things must play a role! If only you - and maybe your partner - could get to the root of these things, life might seem simpler to navigate, or at least you’d understand where your reactions might come from. 

Imagine a space where you can explore that past, and get some of those answers, or at least explore the possibilities. This might be individually or as a couple, but either way, it will positively impact both you and any relationships (romantic, familial, friendly, etc) that you’re a part of. This understanding will help you be able to accurately express your thoughts, feelings, fears, and dreams, and also to understand the little things that might bug you without you even having been aware of them before!

Clients who work with me appreciate my straightforward approach and the fact that even in my individual work I take a relationship based approach to therapy. My own personal experience with anxiety and depression and my intermittent decade plus time as a therapy client myself allows me to understand the vulnerability of being on the other side of therapy - and I use that to guide my approach throughout my time with any client. When I’m not working as a therapist, I enjoy travel, watching sporting events (as a recent Florida transplant, many of my teams are Tampa based, but I grew up near Chicago, so still root for the Bears, for better or for worse!), and curling up with a good book.

“I help clients discover and make use of their strengths to address things in their lives that are causing them distress.”

- Lauren Buroker, M.Ed/Ed.S,LMFT (She/Her)

Lauren is a therapist fellow at Empower Family Therapy. She has completed her Master of Education & Education Specialist degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Florida. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Illinois and Florida.

To schedule an appointment with Lauren, contact us and mention her name.

Lauren’S SPECIALTIES INCLUDE:

  • Depression, Anxiety & other Mood Disorders in teens/young adults

  • Autism & ADHD support for teens/young adults & their families

  • Couples therapy

  • Relationship & family of origin struggles

  • CBT & DBT approaches