LAUREN RIVERS is a resident clinical mental health counselor specializing in child and adolescent mental health. She focuses on play, art, and sand-tray therapies and is also trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and neurofeedback training. Lauren lives in Northern Virginia and enjoys exploring the greater DC area. Find her online at laurenriverstherapy.com.
Celebrate Your Feelings offers a positive reframing of emotions that young girls feel at the stage in life where vulnerability and self-doubt begin to appear. Lauren's language is supportive and uplifting, and the content she presents is the perfect blend of psychoeducation, coping practices, and self-affirmations. I am thrilled to have this book as a resource for my young clients! --Jackie Sargent, LPC, ATR-BC, LCPAT, Owner and Founder of Renew Art Therapy and Counseling This delightful little book does what books for adolescents should do: Provide useful information in a clear and engaging way. I especially like Lauren's self-assessment instruments, color wheel of feelings, and clear explanation of the biological/psychological features of puberty. Anyone who works with adolescent girls in any capacity should get multiple copies and hand them out freely. Lauren Rivers' book will ease this important life passage for every girl who reads it. --Dr. Wayne Hunt, Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Education and Psychologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital Celebrate with Bread Baking will make you want to get in the kitchen and start baking! I'm a stay-at-home mom, and I am excited to try some of these recipes out for my family. We are coming into the fall season and what better time to start baking! --Shawntel Poidmore, Mom and Baker