I took Dr. Lauren’s class on Lesbian Dating this past summer and into the fall.  After... speaking with Dr. Lauren and hearing my mother’s words in my head about picking folks to date that “you aren’t a good picker”, I decided that perhaps this class was meant for me.  I still entered the class with huge trepidation or abject fear…lol… This was the first time in all my years of therapy and personal work that anyone made me really explore the super hard process of “coming out” especially in the 80’s.  The course work made me think about stuff that no one else wanted to discuss (especially my former straight therapists) and I thought that I had dealt with much of what we explored---clearly, I had not and it has made a huge difference in my life. This course brought me in touch with others in the group going through the same experiences.  I didn’t feel alone and Dr. Lauren was super supportive and insightful. Please let me recommend this program to any lesbian who feels like the dating world for us isn’t working out for you. The Definition of Insanity is Doing the Same Thing OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND EXPECTING A DIFFERENT RESULT.  This is definitely NOT DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Just to report the improvement in my dating life after this class---IT’S A REMARKABLE CHANGE.  I’m dating someone I might not have picked before and it’s going really well.  Blessings to Dr. Lauren and you for getting out of our comfort zone and making the changes we need.Read more

The impact of Dr. Lauren's program and coaching extends well beyond... learning to become a person that is capable of a successful and committed relationship. Many of the things I've learned about myself impact several areas of my life. Dr. Lauren's program provides a framework for personal learning, development, growth and change, along with tangible tools and resources, that result in positive change. For me, it has catalyzed growth in every aspect of my personal and professional life. Dr. Lauren's program and coaching are powerful and designed to deliver positive results....immediately. Dr. Lauren is an extremely competent clinician/coach. Her program is comprehensive and designed to catalyze meaningful change in one's self that has the potential to extend to a variety of relationships and settings. Her approach works. In just a few short weeks....of hard work and Dr. Lauren's coaching....I met my goal of "getting my fiance back." We are stronger together than we've ever been and I'm so grateful to Dr. Lauren for helping me create a new path. Little did I know when I signed up for Dr. Lauren's program, that I'd reap even more benefits and positive outcomes than I originally anticipated. Now I'm equipped with new knowledge of myself and a toolkit that I can rely on and continue to count on overtime.Read more

Working with Dr. Lauren has been a transformational gift and has... given me the power to pursue a wholehearted life. Dr. Lauren combines her warmth, empathy, kindness, and compassion with significant psychological depth and exceptional expertise to bring awareness and empowerment for women who love women. Her work takes you on a brilliant journey where I first learned how to uncover and bring to consciousness childhood patterns and trauma that kept me in the shadows and leaning toward unhealthy relationships with emotionally unavailable women. Once aware of that I discovered crucial healing tools and mind-shifting strategies to lead me on the path to finding my ideal soulmate and healthy intimacy!Read more

I had struggled for years with love relationships, with not being happy..., had grown tired of having the same arguments over and over. It was after the turmoil of my 4th relationship that I decided to seek help. I thought I knew myself and had made changes along the way; I couldn’t understand why I felt lost in every relationship. In speaking with Dr. Lauren during an initial interview, I could tell that she was very knowledgeable and compassionate about her work; she had completed this journey herself. I learned about the “mother wound” and how integral the early relationships of my life paved the path for all of my future interactions. It’s important to gain an understanding of how we relate by looking at how we grew up, to what we were exposed, and how we developed the “triggers” that set us off.  We can only change ourselves, we can’t change anyone else. After working with Dr. Lauren, I was able to rekindle my 4th relationship and I am now in a happy, healthy, committed union. We just got engaged this month! I’m now able to clearly ask for what I need and can identify why certain things antagonize me and I know where to find peace within myself to dissipate those triggers. I’ve also been able to make positive changes for myself in the relationship I share with my extended family members.Read more

Your program really worked for me. When I finished it, we were both skeptical... that I'd ever find anyone here in Texas, but I really think I have. Although we are apart right now because of the shelter-in-place order here in Dallas, Alice and I are really serious and when this is all said and done, we are planning on living together and I fully expect I'll marry her. We've been dating not quite a year (11 months), and before the coronavirus hit, we were talking about living together at the end of this year - early next year. The things I learned in your program really helped me to understand what I was looking for in a partner, and helped me to recognize her when I found her. Life is uncertain now, but barring tragedy, I expect when this is all over with, that she and I will buy a nice little house together, settle down, garden, do home-owner projects, and be about as stereotypically lesbian as two femmes can be. And while I regret being stuck alone during the lockdown here, I am glad that she and I didn't U-haul. We've spent a *lot* of time talking and getting to know one another. And that really happened, I believe, because of things I learned with your program. Your methods really work, and I am so grateful you let me be a part of this.Read more