Lauren is an occupational therapist who is passionate about taking OT to the great outdoors. She is the Program Coordinator for the ATS Outdoor Program and has interests in nature-based therapy, trauma informed care, emotional regulation, sensory processing, and using yoga in therapy. She is trained in the ConTiGo outdoor approach to therapy and is also a yoga teacher. She received both her bachelors and masters degrees from Florida International University. She has been with ATS since 2012. Lauren loves being able to focus on the whole person and what brings each child joy.

Lauren lives in Greer with her daughter, Marianna, and cat, Binx. As a kid, Lauren loved to swim, play sports, play with animals (or really anything to do with animals like pretending to be an animal and learning about them!)