About
Meet Lauren Mehr.
Trauma therapist. Doylestown, Bucks County. Telehealth across Pennsylvania and Arizona.
The name
Why "Brave Embers."
Brave Embers was born from my own healing journey.
No matter what we have endured, there is an ember within each of us that cannot be extinguished by pain, trauma, loss, or life's challenges. Sometimes that inner light becomes buried beneath shame, fear, self-doubt, or survival patterns, making it difficult to remember it is there.
My role as a therapist is not to "fix" you, but to help you rediscover that ember within yourself. Together, we nurture it with compassion, curiosity, and care until it begins to glow again.
How I work
Curiosity before certainty.
Rather than focusing on what's "wrong" with you, I view symptoms as adaptive responses to life experiences and work to understand them with curiosity and compassion. The behavior, the thought loop, the shutdown — each was, at some point, a solution.
Sessions weave together somatic work, EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (trained, Level 1), Internal Family Systems (trained — IFS-informed, parts-centered work), experiential practices, ERP, neurofeedback, and Safe and Sound Protocol (Certified SSP Provider) as they fit you. The modalities are in service of you — not the other way around.
I work with adults only. I don't do couples work. If eating disorders, complex trauma, body image, or the aftermath of sexual abuse are part of your story, this is my home terrain.
Where I practice
Telehealth, statewide.
I live in Doylestown, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. My practice is telehealth-only and available to adults across Pennsylvania and Arizona. There is no physical office — you meet me on secure video from wherever you feel most grounded.
While I work with clients across both states, I have a soft spot for the folks closest to home in Bucks and Montgomery County.
Credentials
Training & credentials.
Lauren Mehr, MA, LPC · she/her · licensed in Pennsylvania and Arizona.
Lauren is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-II). She is trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 1) and has completed S.A.F.E. EMDR training (somatic and attachment-focused) through the Personal Transformation Institute. She is a Certified SSP Provider (Safe & Sound Protocol) and is trained in HeartMath biofeedback and remote neurofeedback.
A lifelong lover of learning, Lauren has received extensive training in psychodrama, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), TF-CBT, TANT (Trauma Art Narrative Therapy), NARM, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), among other somatic and trauma-focused therapies.
She has co-presented at two national conferences — the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) in 2016 and the national Internal Family Systems conference in 2017 — and has been invited to train professionals on the local, national, and international stage.
"I strongly believe that my job is to help my clients learn that they are their own best healers."
At a glance
- LPC — Licensed Professional Counselor (PA & AZ)
- CCTP-II — Certified Clinical Trauma Professional II
- Certified SSP Provider
- Trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 1)
- HEALers Circle — Project HEAL
- Verified on Psychology Today
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New clients begin with a free initial telehealth consultation. Brave Embers Wellness serves adults 21 and older.
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New clients begin with a free initial telehealth consultation. Brave Embers Wellness serves adults 21 and older.
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