Professional Credentials and Achievements
License, Trainings, and Certifications
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, License No: 59857
Board Approved Clinical Supervisor
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Lauren is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). She is currently in the process of working on her EMDR certification
Awards & Recognitions
Recipient of the College of Liberal and Applied Arts Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Student Award (2025).
Selected presenter at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development (Panama City, Panama).
Presenter at the NASW Texas State Conference.
Invited to present doctoral research at the Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) conference in January 2025.
Elected and serves as Board Chair for Better Together.
Serves on the Community Leadership Council for Hunger Free Nac, aligned with the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty.