About Lauren Cohen
About the practice
Mind’s Eye Psychotherapy is a space for self-exploration, healing, and growth—where all parts of you are seen and honored.
Lauren Cohen · LCSW (California) · LICSW (Massachusetts)
Why I do this work
I’ve always been fascinated by emotions, relationships, and behavior—and that curiosity is still what sustains this work. I meet with adults and couples online across California and Massachusetts, and we’ll decide the shape of the work together rather than me handing it to you.
In my own words
I’m a Los Angeles native, and a White, cis-gendered (she/her) clinician. I am open about these parts of my identity when we work together—and strive to create a space where all of your parts always feel seen and welcome.
I say that plainly because identity is never absent from a therapy room—even a virtual one. What I carry into the work shapes what I notice and what I might miss. You’re welcome to name that, question it, or push back on it at any point, and I’d much rather you did than quietly decide it wasn’t worth raising.
The phrase matters to me for another reason, too. Internal Family Systems understands a person as made of “parts” rather than one undivided self. The parts of you that are proud, ashamed, furious, tender, ambitious, or afraid are all welcome here—including the ones you’d rather not introduce first.
Where I come from
A Los Angeles native who has spent a lot of time elsewhere.
I grew up here, and Los Angeles is still home. My love for learning about different people has also taken me to over 25 countries, and I credit that as much as any training for how I think about people. Traveling has given me a profound understanding of human nature, “sameness”, and also the vast complexities of different cultures.
Both of those show up in sessions. Shame, longing, grief, and the wish to belong are close to universal—and your culture, your family system, your body, and your circumstances make your version of them entirely specific. I don’t get to skip learning yours.
How I practice
I approach therapy with a dynamic and evolving perspective.
I tailor my methods to meet your unique needs. I’m trained in several traditions, and I use them deliberately rather than interchangeably—what we draw on is something we keep revisiting together, and it changes as the work changes.
- Internal Family Systems
My primary lens. We get to know the protective “parts” of you and the vulnerable ones they’re guarding, rather than trying to override either.
- Psychodynamic
Attention to history, to what goes unsaid, and to the patterns that repeat in your relationships—including the one with me.
- Mindfulness-based
Practical attention to the body and the present moment. I trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and in Buddhist psychology, and I use both without asking you to adopt anything spiritual.
- Attachment-focused
Understanding how you learned to seek closeness and manage distance, and how that plays out with partners, family, and colleagues now.
I work with individuals and couples, entirely online, and I’m licensed in California and Massachusetts. Psychodynamic theory, Attachment theory, and Mindfulness are foundational to my work, and I’m a Level 1 trained therapist in Internal Family Systems. Meditation and breathwork are often utilized to connect you with your mind's eye and core self.
Outside the work
Yoga, nature, a good sunset swim, & new foods with people I love.
I practice what I recommend—imperfectly! I take my body outside, I swim as the light goes, and I’m always looking for a restaurant none of us has tried so I can drag my family and friends along. I mention it because therapists ask a great deal of their clients about how they live, and it seems only fair to say that I’m working on the same questions.