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Lauren Dusbabek, LMFT

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationNevada
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Lauren

Lauren Dusbabek is a licensed marriage and family therapist who draws on Internal Family Systems alongside client-centered and attachment-informed methods to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, family conflict, and trauma.

Background and approach

With 15 years of clinical experience in Nevada, she creates a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where people can begin to explore difficult emotions and patterns that interfere with wellbeing. Lauren emphasizes collaborative care, working with clients to identify practical steps and emotional resources that support meaningful change.

Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including depression, addictions, grief, intimacy and parenting struggles, career stress, bipolar management, and coping with life transitions. Additional attention is given to attachment-related issues, blended family dynamics, communication and control problems, and recovery from domestic violence and abandonment wounds.

Sessions are offered through multiple online formats to make therapy accessible for varied schedules and needs. Lauren frames therapy as a process of discovery and growth, meeting clients where they are and tailoring approaches such as CBT and emotionally focused work when those tools fit the client’s goals and preferences.

Integrating IFS and Attachment Work in Online Therapy

Lauren uses Internal Family Systems to help clients notice and work with the different parts of their inner experience, a gentle way to address self-critical or reactive patterns that often underlie anxiety, trauma responses, and relationship conflict. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore relational patterns formed early in life and to build more supported ways of relating that can improve intimacy, parenting, and family dynamics. Client-Centered Therapy provides a foundation of empathy and collaboration, giving clients a supportive atmosphere to discover their own goals and strengths.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try different methods as needed, and adjust the plan over time so the work stays aligned with what the client wants to achieve and how they prefer to engage in therapy.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These options make it possible to continue consistent care despite distance or busy routines, and they allow clients to choose the format that best supports their ongoing therapeutic work.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Lauren address in therapy?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy and parenting challenges, career concerns, and coping with life changes.
Which therapeutic approaches are used in sessions?
The practice integrates Internal Family Systems with attachment-based and client-centered orientations, and draws on CBT and emotionally focused techniques when appropriate to the client's needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Lauren brings 15 years of professional experience working with individuals on a variety of emotional and relational difficulties.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Nevada with the credential NV LMFT 2675.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Therapy is offered in English; international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are therapy costs handled?
Fees vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Prospective clients should select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Nevada

Languages

English