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- lauren@mendingpiecesllc.com
- Mental Health
Lauren Dean is the owner and founder of her private practice group, where she’s passionate about creating a space that feels safe, welcoming, and truly healing. As an African American woman, Lauren understands how intimidating starting therapy can feel—especially when there’s stigma or uncertainty about what to expect. She knows it takes courage to reach out for help, and she honors that first step with warmth, empathy, and care.
Lauren believes therapy is a powerful tool for healing your past, nurturing your present, and shaping your future self. Trained in trauma-focused work, she draws not only from her professional experience but also from her own personal journey, offering understanding that feels both real and relatable.
In sessions, Lauren brings a gentle, nonjudgmental presence, balanced with the kind of thoughtful challenge that helps clients grow. She’s here to listen, to guide, and to walk alongside you as you build the life and peace you deserve.
With Lauren, you’ll find a space where your story is valued, your healing is prioritized, and you can show up exactly as you are.
Tasneem understands that therapy can sometimes feel like sharing your world with someone who doesn’t quite see it. As a first-generation individual, she became a therapist to offer care that honors identity, culture, and lived experience. Having grown up where mental health wasn’t often discussed, she aims to create a space where clients feel truly seen, heard, and supported.
Mindful of how power dynamics and the world around us shape mental health, Tasneem values open, honest communication and welcomes the messy, real parts of life into the therapy room. Using psychodynamic insight and a collaborative approach, she helps clients explore their patterns, build self-understanding, and move toward healing.
Tasneem invites those seeking an authentic, culturally aware space for growth to schedule a consultation and begin their journey toward feeling more grounded and understood.
Maryam believes therapy is a courageous and healing process—a place to be seen, understood, and supported without judgment. Her work is collaborative, trauma-informed, and rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), while integrating other approaches to meet each client’s unique needs.
She has experience supporting individuals navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, grief, and LGBTQIA+ identity exploration. Whether drawing on cultural wisdom or breaking intergenerational patterns, Maryam helps clients build insight, resilience, and authenticity.
If you’re ready to begin or continue your healing journey, Maryam invites you to connect and explore how therapy can support your growth.