Lauren McCarthy Debiak, LCSW
About me
I’m a licensed psychotherapist (LCSW) in New Jersey with over 20 years experience helping clients navigate trauma, anxiety, parenting, motivation, intrusive thoughts, self harm, self esteem, feeling lost, adhd & autism (through a neurodiversity-affirming lens) and big life transitions.
My approach is solution-focused and Jungian & Depth-Oriented; blending talk therapy & problem solving with archetypal psychology, shadow work, dream tending (and analysis), and concrete coping skills. I also utilize EMDR and Art Therapy when appropriate.
My role as your therapist is largely guided by your goals and your unique story. I believe that you are the expert of your own life, and that we all have an innate inner-wisdom about who we are and what we need. And we all could use a little support to illuminate it.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Family problems, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Women's issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Jungian Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
License information
NJ LCSW 44SC05538800