Lauren D. Costine, PhD

Lauren D. Costine, PhD
Profession(s): Psychology, Psychotherapy, Other
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  Clinical Psychology
License Number:  PSY22916

My Approach to Helping

Explore your inner world...

Do you find yourself stuck in the same old painful patterns whether it is with work, friends, or intimate relationships? There are psychological reasons to explain all of our most challenging of behaviors. My passion is helping you overcome whatever is blocking you from reaching your greatest potential, healthiest relationships, and ultimately, internal freedom and liberation.

More Info About My Practice

When we become more aware of our unconscious processes we develop a better understanding of who we are, which in turn allows us greater access to and control of our feelings and reactions to life�s events, choices, and ways of relating. This awareness, over time, gives us increased feelings of inner peace and liberation. Therapy approached from a depth psychological perspective is able to create just that...


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Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Family Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Consultation
  • Distance or Phone Therapy
 

Ages I Work With

  • Adults
  • Elders
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
  • Adlerian Psychotherapy
  • Anger Management
  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Body Psychotherapy
  • Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Core Process Psychotherapy
  • Contemplative Psychotherapy
  • Continuum
  • Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
  • Depth Therapy
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Journal Therapy
  • Journey Therapy
  • Jungian Psychotherapy
  • Lifespan Integration
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Object Relations
  • Person Centered / Rogerian
  • Process Oriented Psychology
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational Psychotherapy
  • Self Acceptance Training
  • Self Relations
  • Self Psychology
  • Transpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Integration of different therapy models
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
3231 Ocean Park Blvd. Ste 205 Santa Monica
Santa Monica, CA 90405 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Abandonment and/or Fear of
  • Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions (Drug & Alcohol)
  • Addictions (Other)
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Aggression
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Career Choice
  • Caregiver Issues/Stress
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsions
  • Control Issues
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Emptiness
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • End-of-life Adjustment
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Fertility Issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, & Transgender Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • Habits
  • Health/Medical Issues
  • Identity Issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Inadequacy
  • Inattention
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Irritability
  • Isolation (Emotional & Social)
  • Learning Difficulties
  • Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
  • Midlife Transition
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Mood Swings
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Obsessions
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Phobias / Fears
  • Physical Abuse
  • Physical Illness/Disease
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Prejudice / Discrimination
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sex / Sexuality Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Shame
  • Social Phobia/Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
  • Suspiciousness
  • Trauma
  • Trust Issues
  • Values Clarification
  • Violence
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness
  • Other - not listed here