Lauren E. Brdecka

Background

About Lauren E. Brdecka

With nearly 15 years of experience in healthcare, I provide trauma and somatic therapy to clients with various mental health challenges, such as addiction, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, family systems, personality disorders, self-harm, suicidality, and trauma. I use a humanistic and neuroscientific approach that respects the dignity and potential of each person while incorporating the latest findings on the neurobiology of trauma and attachment. I also share my passion and expertise in Clinical Mental Health as a professor at Antioch University - Los Angeles, where I teach research methods, clinical readiness, systems theory, and practicum courses to graduate students. Additionally, I serve as a group clinical supervisor at Northwestern University, where I mentor and support counselors-in-training in their professional development. Furthermore, I contribute to the advancement of the field as a former neuroscience research coordinator at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, where I was involved in various projects on the Neuroscience Integration Lab. My goals are to continue providing evidence-based and compassionate mental health care to diverse and underserved populations.