Therapy
For adults and teens, including those who are sensitive or neurodivergent, and their families, in New York and New Jersey.
Explore Therapy →Come back to yourself.
Licensed therapy for adults and teens in New York and New Jersey, Intuitive Reiki and spiritual healing, and trainings for organizations, all centered on BIPOC care.
Lauren N. Perez, LCSW · Licensed in New York and New Jersey
Ways to Work With Me
Healing
Intuitive Reiki, community circles and support for integrating spiritual experiences, online or in person.
Explore Healing →Organizations
Trainings, workshops and healing experiences for organizations that want to offer their people real connection, to themselves and to one another.
Explore Offerings for Organizations →Do any of these sound familiar?
- "It's not worth the fight."
- "If I say how I really feel, it will blow up the whole family."
- "I'm living the life everyone else picked for me."
- "When I point out what's unfair, somehow I become the problem."
- "I don't even recognize my own voice anymore."
- "Nobody is harder on me than me."
Loyalty vs. Self
Many of us were taught that loyalty to family or a partner comes first, no matter what... even when it means being hurt, neglected or going without. Choosing yourself gets called selfish. This work makes room to question who taught you that, and what it has cost you.
What we leave out is still in the room.
Therapy that only works with what you can say out loud leaves most of the story behind. This work makes room for all of it... what you know, what you haven't realized you're carrying yet, what lives in your body and what has gotten stuck in your spirit.
This Is Not Typical Western Therapy
Many of us carry a deep, earned resistance to diagnosis, to treatment and to what it all might say about us. That resistance makes sense, and it is honored here. We do not have to pathologize an experience to validate it.
Patterns, Found Together
Most people come in knowing that something is off and not much more. We get curious together, and the connections tend to show up along the way.
A Real Person in the Room
There is no blank slate here. You get warmth and honesty at the same time, from someone who will gently say out loud what she sees.
How It Starts
Book a Free Call
Pick a 15-minute time that works for you. There is nothing to prepare.
We See If We Fit
It's a mutual vibe check. You can ask me anything, and we'll both know pretty quickly whether this feels right.
Your First Session
If it's a yes, we schedule your first full session and begin.
Ready when you are.
Book a free 15-minute consultation, or book Intuitive Reiki directly.