Licensed Psychologist in Bethesda, MD
Dr. Lauren Rubenstein, JD, PsyD is a licensed psychologist, author, and yoga and meditation teacher specializing in clinical holistic psychology for tweens and adults. Conveniently located in Bethesda, MD, Dr. Rubenstein, JD, PsyD views her work as walking the path together to assist you on your journey toward wholesomeness. Whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, parenting difficulties, chronic stress, stress due to life transitions, or the effects of trauma, Dr. Rubenstein, JD, PsyD will use her years of experience to collaborate and develop a personalized treatment plan that fits seamlessly with your lifestyle.
Our Philosophy
As a perpetual student with a “Beginner’s Mind,” I constantly seek additional trainings to enrich and complement my work as a psychologist. I also enjoy deepening my knowledge of additional psychotherapy modalities, such as play therapy, art therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), trauma-focused therapy and culturally sensitive therapy. With a particular interest in the mind-body connection, I have 300+ hours of adult and children’s yoga teacher trainings as well as Integrative Restoration®/Yoga Nidra, Mindful Schools, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, Reiki and Mind-Body Medicine. I offer these practices in workshops, psychotherapy groups, and community settings as well as in individual psychotherapy.
Qualifications
- In Practice Since: 1994
- Education: Tufts University; Northwestern University; Illinois School of Professional Psychology
- License No. and State: 03276 Maryland
Other Qualifications (Memberships and Community Involvement)
- Yoga Alliance
- Integrative Restoration Institute: Level II iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation
- Mindful Schools: Foundations; Difficult Emotions
- Trauma-Informed yoga trainings with Justice Resource Institute, Street Yoga, Yoga Activist
- Usui Reiki Level I
- Center for Mind-Body Medicine training
- iRest Teachers Community Network www.irest.org
- Maryland Psychological Association www.marylandpsychology.org
- Congregation www.adasisrael.org
- Aidan Montessori www.aidanschool.org
- Ascensions Psychological & Community
- Bethesda Chevy Chase High School PTSA https://www.bccptsa.net
- Bright Beginnings Preschool www.bbidc.org
- Maryland Psychological Association www.marylandpsychology.org
- Metropolitan Counseling Associates www.metcounseling.com
- Pro Bono Counseling Project www.probonocounseling.org
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington www.psychinstitute.com
- Uyghur Wellness Initiative www.uyghurwellnessinitiative.com
- and many more…
Visiting Feelings: Teaching Children About Understanding Their Emotions
Learning how to process feelings is a skill every child deserves. Many adults are still working on the ability to experience a feeling, engage with it, explore where it lives in the body – all while knowing it is there for a visit but will not take up permanent residence. Published by the American Psychological Association, Dr. Lauren Rubenstein, JD, PsyD believes her book Visiting Feelings can help children learn to appreciate that strong feelings can occur and they are just part of their experience, not their whole experience. This can help us meet any situation or set of feelings with greater equanimity.
Visiting Feelings has won the Mom’s Choice Gold award and the Nautilus Silver award. Please visit Visiting Feelings on Facebook, where we regularly post helpful tips on mindfulness for children. Learn more about Visiting Feelings and get your own copy today!
Dr. Lauren Rubenstein, JD, PsyD 