Lauren Richardson, Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC)

Lauren Richardson

(She/Her/Hers)

Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC)

Accepting clients
Updated 30+ days ago
1 years in practice

My training is in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Child Centered Play Therapy, both centering on attachment and co-regulation as tools for healing.

I have a particular fondness for clients looking for clarity in what feels chaotic, confusing, and overwhelming, I am available to be a focused, honest, kind presence. This sort of connection, what all people are searching for more of, is a primary tool for healing and growth in my approach to working with clients. Many of us are struggling to feel ownership of our own lives and identities. Our relationships go through the same frustrating and painful cycles over and over and over. The weight of the world as a whole and our individual daily lives feel constraining, lacking freedom and joy. Whether your struggle relates to a diagnoses, stage of life, relationships, work, personal growth, grief, addiction, shame... the list goes on. If you experience overwhelm and long for clarity that will guide you toward health and healing, please reach out to me. As heartbreaking as it is to be in that place (I know it, too!), it is my joy to help you!

In person only
Speaks English
Emergency number not available
WhiteCisgender WomanLGBTQIA+ ally

Practice hours (CST)

Sun
closed
Mon
closed
Tue
closed
Wed
closed
Thu
9:30 am 6:30 pm
Fri
9:00 am 12:00 pm
Sat
closed

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Career
  • Chronic Illness/Pain
  • Dependent Personality
  • Depression
  • Grief and Loss
  • Loneliness/Isolation
  • Perfectionism
  • Personal Growth
  • Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
  • Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
  • Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
  • Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
  • School Concerns
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spiritual/Religious Concerns
  • Women's Issues
  • Work/Life Balance

Age groups

  • Children (under 10)
  • Young adults (18-30)
  • Adults (31-64)
  • Seniors (65 or older)

Treatment specialties

Therapeutic modalities

  • Couples Therapy
  • Family Therapy
  • Individual Therapy

Treatments

  • Attachment-Based Therapies
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Play Therapy

Location

  • The Joshua Center

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    3680 North Investment DriveFayetteville, AR 72703

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Payment options

$75 — $125per session

  • Sliding scale

Credentials

Licenses

  • LAC

    Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage & Family

    A2406016, Arkansas

Certificates

  • Externship

    International Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy

    This is the initial stage of formal training in Emotionally Focused Therapy. EFT is an experiential, attachment-based model.

Education

  • John Brown University

    MS (Master of Science in Counseling), 2024

    I studied diversity and inclusion in therapy as well as Child Centered Play Therapy. The concept of suffering was a focus of study.

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