Lauren Shay

RSW, RCC, RCC-ACS

Lauren is a Registered Social Worker and Registered Clinical Counsellor experienced in working with relationship issues, trauma (including complex/developmental trauma), sexuality concerns, abuse, abandonment, and heartbreak. Lauren’s therapeutic practice is guided by an attachment-based, trauma informed, client-centred, feminist, and strengths-based framework. She works with couples and individuals and is trained in Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, the Gottman Method, sex therapy and Narrative Therapy. Lauren is experienced in working with sexual minorities, including the LGBTQ+, practitioners of BDSM, non-monogamous relationships, and people who work in the sex industry. She is a registered service provider for the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and also provides clinical supervision. Lauren offers a safe and warm therapeutic environment for exploring your unique life challenges, increasing your self-awareness, and breaking free from painful patterns.

Online: M Tu W Th F, In Person: Tu Th

Who She Supports

  • Individual Adults
  • Couples

Fee Options

  • Licensed | Benefits Coverage
  • CVAP
  • FNHA

Approaches

  • Attachment-Based
  • Trauma-Informed
  • Client-Centred
  • Feminist
  • Strengths-Based
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy
  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Gottman Method
  • Sex Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy

Services

  • Abuse
  • Complex & Developmental Trauma
  • Heartbreak
  • Neglect & Abandonment
  • Non-Monogamous Relationships
  • People Who Work in Sex Industries
  • Practitioners of BDSM
  • Relationship Issues
  • Sexual Minorities
  • Sexuality Concerns