Lauren Kustec
(She/Her/Hers)
Counselor, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Psychotherapist
I work hard to create a safe, welcoming environment for my clients to feel heard and understood. I look forward to working with you!
Lauren is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who earned her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Akron, and her Bachelor’s Degree from Franciscan University of Steubenville. Lauren has experience working with individuals, couples, and families from various backgrounds and of all ages. She has provided treatment to individuals with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, adjustment disorders, PTSD, personality disorders, and other mental health issues that impact daily living. Lauren is client-centered and utilizes evidence-based practices including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing. She finds that one of the most important aspects of counseling is being able to build a healthy working relationship with her clients. She works hard to create a safe, welcoming environment for her clients to feel heard and understood.
Practice hours (EST)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Adoption
- Aging
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Athletic Performance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Avoidant Personality
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Compulsive Exercise
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Gambling Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Histrionic Personality
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intimacy Concerns
- Learning Disorder
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Panic
- Paranoid Personality
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Polyamorous relationship
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Schizoaffective
- Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform and Brief Psychosis
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Active duty military
- Body positivity
- Clients from the court/judicial system
- Immigrants
- Little people
- Neurodivergent people
- People in the foster care system
- People of color
- People who are bisexual
- People who are blind or visually impaired
- People who are deaf or hearing impaired
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
- People with disabilities
- People with HIV or AIDS
- Transgender
- Veterans
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Couples Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Christian Counseling
- Adlerian
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Mindfulness Training
- Eclectic Approaches
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Experiential Psychotherapy
- Gestalt Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Parent Management Training (PMT)
- Transference Focused Therapy (TFP)
- Narrative Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Anger Management
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Location
Jones-Wood Psychological Associates, Inc.
Office Building
9826 East Washington StreetChagrin Falls, OH 44023
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Remote options
- Chat
- Voice
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Ohio
- Anthem – Ohio
- Buckeye Community Health Plan – Ohio
- Buckeye MyCare Ohio – Ohio
- CareSource – Ohio
- Cenpatico – Ohio
- Cigna – Ohio
- Cofinity – Ohio
- Evolutions – Ohio
- HealthSmart – Ohio
- Humana – Ohio
- Medicaid – Ohio
- Medical Mutual – Ohio
- Military insurance (e.g. TRICARE) – Ohio
- Molina – Ohio
- Mutual Health Services – Ohio
- Optum – Ohio
- Oscar – Ohio
- Paramount Advantage – Ohio
- Quality Care Partners – Ohio
- SummaCare – Ohio
- United Health Care – Ohio
- Out-of-pocket
- Out-of-network insurance
- In-network insurance
Payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Health Savings Account
Credentials
Licenses
LPCC
State of Ohio
2102679, Ohio
Education
Unviersity of Akron
MA (Master of Arts in Counseling), 2018