Lauren Choi, LCSW
About me
Hello! My name is Lauren Choi. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California and Texas with over 16 years of experience serving the needs of individuals, families, and children medical and mental health fields. I have worked within a multitude of settings, helping people manage challenges in homes, schools, healthcare, facilities, and in my private practice. I have worked extensively with families, parents, children, teens and young adults, seniors, adults, veterans, and caregivers. I have considerable experience working with a culturally diverse client base.
I have worked with clients from a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, relationship issues, grief, and loss, family dynamic distresses, poor communication styles, racial discrimination in the workplace, and emotional abuse. I also helped many people who have experienced physical/sexual trauma or emotional abuse.
My counseling style is very empathetic, mindful, and client-centered. I integrate my kindness, humor, and objectivity to assist and I believe in treating others with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don't believe in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused, Narrative Therapy, and Mindfulness Practice Rational emotive counseling, Humanistic, Psychodynamic. We will identify them together and use them to create what you want and need in your life. My goal is to help my clients be the best version of themselves and live the best life that is creative and authentic to them.
I will honor your time commitment and use our time efficiently and wisely. I look forward to working with you!
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Immigration Issues, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Multicultural Concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic Brain Injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Languages
License information
TX LCSW 104042
CA LCSW 97867
Reviews
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Lauren Choi is amazing. She completely understands, is proactive and extremely patient. I feel heard and seen by her. I highly recommend Lauren Choi!
Written on Oct 15, 2021 after therapy with Lauren for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and compassion fatigue
I had Lauren only for 3 sessions, but she has been a really great therapist. She helped me see right away things and understand where my issues are coming from. I would have continue using her if not a need to cancel betterhelp. I highly recommend Lauren, you won’t regret it!
Written on Aug 18, 2021 after therapy with Lauren for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and adhd
Lauren communicates well and is always on time. She is very understanding and empathetic to needs
Written on Aug 11, 2021 after therapy with Lauren for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes