Meet Lauren Buice MS, APC, NCC
Accepting New Clients
Some presenting issues that Lauren works with are emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, PTSD, anger management, strained parent-child relationships, social skills, ADHD, Autism Levels 1, self-harm, stress, trauma, and more. Some areas of special interest to her are children of divorce, adult children of divorce, anxiety in overachieving students, social skills for children and adolescents, and teaching coping skills to kids and teens.
Lauren also serves as a psychometrist for Rise Therapy Center and administers assessments to kids and teens. She offers evaluations and reports that can be used to advocate for students to receive services or accommodations at school to reach their full potential. Assessments look at potential ADHD, Autism, sensory processing disorders, anxiety, and more. For more information visit the "assessments" tab on our website.
Lauren is a registered out-of-state telehealth provider for the state of Florida and can see Florida residents virtually.
Lauren is an Associate Professional Counselor and a National Certified Counselor. Lauren earned her Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Georgia. She earned her Bachelor's at Mercer University where she majored in Communication Studies with minors in Education, Christianity, and Psychology.
Lauren most often works with elementary, middle, and high school kids and their families. For younger clients she loves making therapy fun and engaging by integrating activities, art, and fun into sessions to help them learn skills. For older clients she is warm, authentic, and meets them where they are at in their lives. Her therapeutic approach often incorporates elements from person-centered theory, CBT, solution-focused approaches, spirituality/existentialism, and family systems. She has worked with co-dependency workshops, social skills groups, teen processing groups, social media safety workshops, and middle school mentoring programs.
A Few Words From Lauren
Many people begin their journeys with therapy feeling some form of isolation- some voice inside of them that says, "Am I the only one going through this?" A parent may bring in their teen who they feel is a stranger, or a child whose behavior makes them feel like they know nothing as a parent. Teens may feel as though the world is against them as they struggle with identity, peers, and parents. Kids may not have the vocabulary to describe what they're feeling to an adult in words, so they turn to dysfunctional ways of coping. The first step to healing is fighting against this isolation through connection.
I believe that- at its core- therapy is about connecting. Connecting between client and therapist. Connecting with oneself. Connecting with sources of healing and potential. Connecting with someone who understands that what you're going through is painful. In the truest sense, therapy is one of the only relationships in life where connecting happens between a person and your real, authentic, battle-scarred, corageous, raw, beautiful, wounded, and worthy self.
Connecting to kids, teens, and their stories through play, art, and talking is an honor. It is my goal that every client, no matter the age, walks away feeling seen and heard, even if they have no words to say.
"I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become." -Carl Jung
"When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it's our job to share our calm, not join their chaos." -L.R. Knost
"The irony is that we attempt to disown our difficult stories to appear more whole or more acceptable, but our wholeness- even our wholeheartedness- actually depends on the integration of all our experiences, including the falls." -Brene Brown
FEES:
INDIVIDUAL FEE: $150 / 50-MINUTE SESSION
Rise Therapy Center is an Out of Network provider, with many insurance companies which means that we do not bill insurance companies directly. Your counseling services may be eligible for reimbursement through out-of-network benefits, medical spending (FSA's) or health care savings accounts (HSA's). Health insurance plans and benefits vary. If you are interested in using your health insurance, please call your insurance provider to inquire about reimbursement for out-of-network counseling services.
Our Client Coordinator, Lindsay, will provide you with a document on request called a "superbill" which is like an invoice but contains the service codes, dates of treatment, and monies paid during therapy. You would submit this to your plan directly and your plan would reimburse you directly as well.
HOW ARE MY RECORDS STORED?
We utilize a HIPAA compliant, encrypted, electronic medical record called Therapy Appointments that holds all of my client's mental health records safely in it. You will get a link to a client portal where you fill in demographic information and can access documents like invoices and superbills on your own.
DO YOU HAVE A CANCELATION POLICY?
I have a 24- business hour cancelation policy You will be responsible for an entire session fee of 150 if the change is made in less than 24 business hours' notice. Exceptions may be made for emergencies such as sudden illness or accident, at my discretion. It should be noted that insurance does not reimburse for canceled sessions and HSA and FSA cards can't be used in these cases.