Lauren Traitz, LMFT, SEP
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist • Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner
📞 310-773-0723
Location:
All sessions are virtual via HIPAA-compliant video platforms
Only available to residents of
California
Fees:
$285 per 50-minute session
$214-270
Insurance:
Superbills only
Types of sessions I offer:
50/80/110-minute sessions
Who I see in session:
Ages 18+
Individuals
Families
Couples
Polyamorous relationships
Consensual Non-Monogamy
Separated Coparents
Modalities
Psychodynamic
IFS
Other
“My own health journey brought me to this work; having to learn at an all-too-young age to trust my own experience in the face of dismissing experts, self-doubts, and loved ones who wanted to wish the difficulties away. ”
About:
Lauren Traitz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP) providing telehealth therapy throughout California. She specializes in supporting women and queer adults impacted by chronic pain, illness, or medical trauma to honor their energetic needs, make space for grief, sustainably self-advocate, and ground in what matters most.
Therapy with Lauren is more than just talk; it is real accompaniment. Her approach is gentle and explorative yet direct and, at times, playful. Rooted in SE and parts work– and weaving in ecotherapy and depth approaches when suited– Lauren tailors therapy to what authentically fits, helping you reconnect with your own wisdom and resilience. You deserve a life that's about more than surviving, and you don't need another provider who doesn't believe you. As a person navigating her own medical and embodied challenges, Lauren is passionate about psychological care that supports agency and melts shame.
I specialize in working with these populations:
Pelvic pain
Endometriosis and "the dynias" (vestibulodynia, vulvodynia, etc)
POTS
TBIs with lasting effects
Tick-borne illnesses (lyme, alpha gal)
ADHD in relation to all of the above
My expertise comes from:
“My interest in treating chronic illness and pain is rooted in my lived experience. I understand intimately the challenge of changing symptoms, dizzying dance of testing, uncertainty of diagnostic detective work, and medical gaslighting that forges us into self-advocates. I know the exhaustion of health feeling like a part (or full!) time job, the ache of self-doubt, and the rage of injustice against systemic blocks to getting the care we deserve. And I respect the grief that can strip us down to the core of who and what we are.
These experiences inspired me to pursue training as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP) and to choose teachers within that framework who focused on chronic illness and medical trauma. I continue to pursue specialized training in chronic illness and pain, to work collaboratively with PTs and other providers, and to consult with other specialists.
My own health journey and professional growth are ever-evolving, and I am privileged to learn from the impossible strength and unique depth of everyone I work with. As a clinician and human being, I attune to existential questions like "How can I be in this body or this world, even when it hurts, even when it doesn't feel as it 'should'?" and "How can I align the life I'm building with genuine embodied needs and greater calling?". ”
Additional Credentials and Trainings
Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP)