Lauren Mai, MA

Lauren is a Pre-doctoral Clinical Trainee from Fuller School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy. She believes in a holistic treatment approach that utilizes one’s physiological, emotional, social, environmental, and biological factors, and how these different factors contribute to one’s experiences. Apart from a systemic approach, Lauren also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic interventions, and various clinical tools to help her clients to achieve their therapy goals.

Lauren is a graduate student in training at Fuller School of Psychology. She also holds a B.A. in Psychology from University of Southern California, and a Masters in Counseling from Malaysia.

Lauren has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings such as community mental health centers, educational institutions, and private practices. Her work in these sites include clients who come from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, including at-risk children and their families. More recently, Lauren has been trained in providing neuropsychological evaluations to school aged children and adolescents, addressing difficulties experienced at home and or school. She is also trained in facilitating the UCLA PEERS® Social Skills Group for children, adolescents, and their parents.

Specializations: Trauma, Immigration, cultural identity, adjustment, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, neuropsychological testing, systems approach, CBT
Client focus: Children, Adolescents, Adults, BIPOC
Services available: Telehealth, in person  |  Sliding scale: No  |  Accepting new clients: Yes