My areas of practice are: Sex & love addiction, pornography addiction; addiction & recovery support; grief & loss counseling, especially in dealing with aging or deceased parents; anxiety. I use techniques from CBT, DBT, experiential and depth approaches. I do not currently accept insurance; sliding scale available. Available for phone consult for therapists ($25 per quarter hour) and clients.

Lauren H. Kerstein, LCSW has been working with children through adults for over a decade. Ms. Kerstein specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and particularly Asperger’s Syndrome. Ms. Kerstein has authored books and chapters regarding sensory integration and emotions; Asperger’s Syndrome; and sibling work with children with ASD.

Welcome. I am dictated to working with the Intelligence carried in the body and the natural world to help bring healing and transformation to my clients. I work from a heart centered, solution focused technique, where I focus on providing practical and holistic tools, to help guide my clients toward long term stability and change. To do this I use a unique range of treatment modalities including wilderness and body center psychotherapy, contemplative practice and art therapy. I have worked in the mental health field for over 7 years, gathering extensive therapeutic training and experience, working with youth, family, addiction and individuals.

Laura has 20 years of psychotherapy and pastorally-oriented counseling experience with adults, especially transgendered people, and others who feel committed to their faith yet live just beyond the boundaries of their religious traditions. Discernment about callings, beginnings and endings, annulments, conversion, and transitions are aided by prayerful attunement to your essential unity with the One. She is training as a Jewish Contemplative Spiritual Director and works with those who seek the Holy as Catholics and Jews, especially converts. When the deepest stirrings of Spirit call you to lonely places, you are beyond the superficial and are ready for the God of mystery, not control. "Let your heart be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love."--Rumi www.laurathorcounseling.com