LAUREN DE LOSA

Provisional Psychologist – BPsychSc (Hons), MProfPsych

Lauren is a provisional psychologist who has completed her Master of Professional Psychology. Lauren uses a warm, empathetic, person-centred approach in therapy. She is committed to helping people achieve their goals and live fulfilling lives. Lauren has a special interest in eating disorders with a focus on supporting individuals to develop positive relationships with food and eating and fostering body acceptance. In addition to eating disorders, Lauren has experience supporting children, adolescents and adults with depression, anxiety and anxiety-related disorders such as phobias and panic disorder, stress management and emotion regulation.

Lauren is passionate about providing evidence-based treatments to the community and has experience providing psychological services in metro and rural settings. Lauren applies principles of cognitive behavioural therapy to her work, and also draws on motivational interviewing and interpersonal psychotherapy. Lauren has received formal training in enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy for eating disorders (CBT-E), family based therapy (FBT), and Satter Division of Responsibility in feeding (sDOR). Lauren works with a trauma-informed lens and is also neurodiversity affirming.

Lauren has provisional registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and adheres to the professional codes of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). Lauren is an advocate for self-care and outside of her clinical work, she enjoys spending time with her family, friends and dogs, travelling, and exploring new places to eat.