Dr. Lauren Downey

As a humanistic and strength-based counselor, I care a great deal about counseling individuals from a holistic approach and helping clients to foster and explore their own posttraumatic growth. From a professional standpoint, I am certain that without a doubt helping individuals overcome challenging life experiences is what I was always meant to do. For the past 12 years, I have built my counseling career around helping individuals from all walks of life process and make meaning of their life experiences. As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Supervisor (LPCC-S) and a nationally certified trauma-focused cognitive behavioral counselor that has provided intensive in-home counseling to children I deeply understand how traumatizing life experiences can truly alter an individual’s quality of life and mental health. Over the years, I have counseled individuals in many settings, however, following the completion of my doctorate degree in counselor education and supervision, my passion for counseling individuals who have experienced trauma grew into the establishment that is known as the Trauma-Informed Counseling Center (TICC). My private practice opened in December of 2018. Upon beginning my private practice there were no other counselors working at TICC. Today, TICC is comprised of 14 clinical providers who are working every day to meet the varying and co-occurring mental health needs of individuals. TICC is also servicing and has office locations in Lexington, Richmond, and Frankfort. The mission of TICC is to provide meaningful therapeutic services and treatments to individuals in an inclusive environment. As my practice continues to grow, I hope we can strive and continue to help each individual understand the multifaceted nature of trauma and how mental health disorders do not have to control or significantly impact one’s quality of life.