Lauren Williams, MD, LCSW-C

Lauren Williams is a Maryland-based therapist with five years of clinical experience who focuses on maternal mental health, perinatal care, and postpartum support. She earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland in 2019 and holds the credentials MD and LCSW-C, with LCSW-C indicating a licensed clinical social worker and MD indicating a medical doctor. Combining clinical training with personal experience as a mother of two, she brings an empathetic, informed perspective to working with individuals during major life transitions.

Her practice emphasizes evidence-based strategies, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, client-centered methods, and solution-focused approaches to help clients build coping skills, manage stress, and address mood concerns. Lauren works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, self-esteem concerns, ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and challenges related to coping with life changes.

She also provides focused support for caregiving and aging concerns, attachment issues, chronic pain and illness, communication problems, family conflict, fertility and postpartum difficulties, and other interconnected challenges such as guilt, shame, isolation, and finding life purpose. Lauren aims to create a respectful, compassionate environment where people can process experiences, develop practical tools, and move toward greater balance and emotional well-being.