I'm Lauren Astor, a certified Mentor-Counselor with over 25 years of experience helping people understand themselves more fully and live more freely. I hold an M.Ed from Columbia University.

I know what it feels like to be the reactive one - quick to judge, quick to blame, and quietly unhappy underneath it all. There were times I felt stuck and lost, far from the person I wanted to be. That’s not where I live anymore. And finding my way out of that is exactly what brought me to this work.

I came to this work through my own journey. Despite years of self-development and therapy, I kept hitting the same walls - tight knots of judgment and self-limiting beliefs I couldn’t seem to untangle. When I finally found an approach that helped me see those beliefs clearly, something shifted. The knots loosened with a clarity and ease I hadn’t experienced before. I wanted more of that in my own life - and I wanted to bring it to others.

I think of my role a little like a midwife - helping you give birth to your own best answers. I bring tools, techniques and perspectives that can shift how you see things. I listen deeply and ask gentle questions that help you go further than you might go alone. And the answers you arrive at through your own exploration are always the most powerful ones.

Many of the women I work with are juggling careers, kids, relationships, and the quiet question of why they keep reacting in ways that create unhappiness - in themselves, and in the people they love most.

I offer a limited number of sessions each week for people who are genuinely ready to explore.