Lauren Ball , LCSW

Lauren Ball is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 21 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, addictions, and major life changes. She emphasizes practical, strengths-based work that helps clients make meaningful changes in their daily lives.

Working collaboratively, Lauren focuses on the present and on strategies that fit each person’s situation rather than dwelling on the past, although past experiences may be explored when they illuminate current patterns or beliefs. Her style centers on clear, usable tools and solutions without psychobabble, and she partners with clients to set goals and evaluate progress along the way.

Lauren integrates evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused techniques, and Trauma-Focused approaches. Her advanced training includes Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), and Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), which inform her work with trauma, mood concerns, parenting and family dynamics, and behavioral challenges. She approaches each case with respect, practical guidance, and a focus on building strengths that support long-term change.

Approach-Focused Care Delivered Online

Lauren Ball uses several evidence-informed approaches to guide online therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, and everyday stressors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and relationship skills - useful for strong emotions, conflict, and improving interpersonal functioning. Trauma-Focused Therapy offers targeted support for people coping with past or recent traumatic experiences by helping process memories and build coping strategies to reduce symptom impact.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is done collaboratively. Lauren will work with each person to clarify goals, consider how different methods might help, and adapt interventions to match needs, preferences, and pace.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time, and increase access for those in different parts of California. These options provide flexibility so clients and licensed professionals can focus on progress in ways that suit each individual.