Lauren is a world traveler who settled in Bend 14 years ago to pursue her career while enjoying the culture and community of Central Oregon. She received her bachelor’s in history from University of Massachusetts, Amherst and her MS in Communication Disorders from East Carolina University. Her career has been focused on working with children with a variety of needs including articulation, dysfluency and delayed expressive communication (late talkers), with a special interest in family coaching and play-based therapies for those aged birth-5 with speech and language delays. She strongly believes in using a strengths-based approach to therapy, and starts by recognizing all the skills her clients already have, and building from there! She takes particular joy in building collaborative relationships with clients and families to achieve communication goals, and loves how improving communication has a positive cascading effect on many aspects of patients’ lives.
In her spare time, Lauren loves tending her indoor plants, playing cello and ukulele, traveling, and pursuing various outdoor hobbies with her family. She also loves kids movies and is happy to have a professional reason to stay up-to-date on all the latest characters and songs now that her children are older.