Lauren Young, LPC

Lauren Young is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee with 10 years of experience supporting individuals, adolescents, and families. She began her career in a community mental health agency, where she gained a clear perspective on how poverty, addiction, trauma, and other stressors affect both people and family systems. Over the past decade she has worked with clients facing anxiety, depression, abuse or neglect, parenting challenges, grief, and the routine pressures of life, and she has substantial experience working with young adults and adolescents navigating trauma and life transitions.

Lauren has a particular passion for helping women who are newly engaged or becoming parents, guiding them through the highs and lows of these seasons so they can find ways to thrive. Her style is warm, empathetic, and goal oriented, and she emphasizes a client-centered approach that puts each person’s needs and priorities first. She commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to set practical goals, identify actionable steps, and build skills that support lasting change. Lauren is a Christian and is open to discussing spirituality in sessions when clients wish to include it.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from East Tennessee State University and a master’s degree from Milligan College. Outside of work she has been married for 7 years and draws on personal experience balancing dual-career family life to relate to clients juggling work and home responsibilities. Lauren looks forward to working collaboratively with clients as they navigate life changes and personal growth.