Lauren Alvarez is a licensed professional counselor specializing in mental health services in Durham, NC. She offers support to a diverse range of age groups, including toddlers, children, preteens, teens, and adults. Ms. Alvarez addresses a variety of concerns such as alcohol and drug use, anxiety, depression, family stress, grief, LGBTQ+ related concerns, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and relationship stress. She provides individual and family therapy, offering services in both English (US) and Spanish (MX). Her therapeutic approach integrates a wide array of modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Family/Marital Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Family Systems Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Humanistic Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Integrative Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Positive Psychology, Multicultural Therapy, Play Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Psychoanalytic Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Reality Therapy, and Intervention.