Lauren Mallon Psychotherapy

10/08/2025

In a world that may feel very dark & heavy, look for moments of calm, glimmers of hope & reminders that there is good out there 💕🌈💌

01/07/2025

🎉3 Years of Lauren Mallon Psychotherapy

✨Today marks 3 years since I took a leap and started my private practice and what a ride it’s been.⁠
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✨Running a business has had its highs and lows, growth spurts and learning curves but every moment has been worth it. ⁠

✨To my incredible clients, followers, colleagues, and every single person who has supported, referred, encouraged, or cheered me on, THANK YOU!! You’ve helped build something meaningful.⁠
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✨Here’s to many more years of holding space, supporting healing, and making mental health support more human, more accessible, and more real. 💚

26/06/2025

🌿Affirmation Practices 🌿

🌱Lately, I’ve found myself returning to the basics, leaning more in to the power of simple practices and meaningful words, not just as a therapist, but as a person doing the work too!

⚓️I’ve been collecting affirmations like little anchors. Quotes I hear in passing, words I read online, messages from friends or even a random scroll online coming across a post that hits at the right moment!

📝🫙I’ve been writing down anything that stands out and resonates with me, adding them to my affirmation jar and also exploring affirmation decks and resources available that I can also bring in! It’s a slow, simple but surprisingly grounding practice.

🥰These affirmations help me on hard days, realign me with what matters, help me set the tone and intention for the day and bring me back to the present. They help me to let go of stress, promote calm and aid in regulation. They remind me of who I am, what’s important and what I value and are a gentle way to self-support.

💚If you’ve been needing a soft space to land, consider making your own affirmation jar. It doesn’t have to be fancy- just a small space to collect the words that speak to you. Pull them when you need a reset, a moment of calm or a gentle reminder of what matters.

✨I’d love to hear what’s resonating with you. Share your favourite affirmations in the comments!

11/06/2025

🏀🏈🏒The Importance of the language we use with youth athletes.

Too often, young athletes hear things like:
🗣 “Push through it.”
🗣 “Toughen up.”
🗣 “Don’t be soft”
🗣 “No pain, no gain.”

And while resilience does matter, these messages can teach kids & youth to ignore what their bodies & minds are trying to tell them.

🏋🏼‍♀️Instead of developing self-awareness, they learn to suppress.
🤽Instead of sustainable motivation, they rely on fear or perfectionism.
⛹🏼‍♀️Instead of understanding how mental health plays a role in performance, they internalize shame when they’re struggling.

What if we shifted the conversation?

What if we taught youth athletes to:
✅ Notice their internal signals
✅ Name their emotions
✅ Reset after mistakes
✅ Tune into their strengths, not just their stats

Introducing mental health & wellness skills at a young age helps athletes:
💥 Build real, lasting confidence
🧩 Understand their worth beyond performance
🎯 Improve focus & mindset
🌱 & develop tools that support success in sport & in life

If you’re a coach, part of a sports team, an athlete yourself, or someone working with youth athletes & you want to bring mental performance & wellness into the mix I’d love to connect.

📧laurenmallon7@gmail.com
📱 905-464-2671

22/05/2025

🌿Thursday Thoughts🌿

A theme that’s been showing up in a lot of my sessions lately:

“Where did the time go?” ⏰
“Why does life feel like it’s moving so fast?💨
“I feel like I’ve wasted time, or wished it away.”⏲️

⏳I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately too. Every day looking at my calendar, watching the days and months fly by, feeling like plans made months ago come around in a flash and remembering there’s an invisible clock, ticking away that we can’t stop.

🎞️This photo of me as a kid feels like it could’ve been taken yesterday and somehow, also a lifetime ago. It’s so true that sometimes it can feel like you just blinked and can’t believe how much time has passed.

⏭️It’s easy to live in the future. The next task, the next goal, the next version of ourselves we’re working toward. We all do it. But we rarely stop to ask: What’s happening right now that I’ll miss someday?

💨Most of life happens in ordinary moments. And they pass very quickly.

✋🏼🛑So if you’ve been stuck in overthinking, or always waiting for the next thing to feel good or be enough—this is your reminder: don’t miss your life while it’s happening. Stop chasing or thinking so much about what’s to come that you miss what you have right now.

⏸️🧘🏼‍♀️Pause. Be in it. Notice something. Even if it’s small. ESPECIALLY if it’s small.

20/05/2025

08/04/2025

🧠⚽ Mind in the Game
A virtual workshop for teen athletes (ages 13–16) to boost confidence, focus, and mental strength and resilience in sport.

Do you struggle with pre-game nerves? Self-doubt or pressure? Bouncing back after mistakes or injury?

This 90-minute workshop (with a take-home workbook!) provides practical tools you can use right away both on and off the field/court/stage/ice or wherever you perform and shine.

Led by Registered Psychotherapist Lauren Mallon, a past competitive dancer and now avid distance runner and fitness enthusiast.

📅 Date: April 28, 2025
🕓 Time: 6:30pm-8pm
💻 Virtual via Zoom
💵 $100 (Sign up by April 15th & receive a discount OR if you sign up a team or club and 5 or more members attend, a discount will be given to each athlete)
📘 Workbook included after
🔗 Sign up by emailing laurenmallon7@gmail.com or email for more info!

08/04/2025

📣 Exciting news! WE ARE MOVING! 📣

🌿Lauren Mallon Psychotherapy is relocating for in person therapy sessions 🌿

Starting May 15th, I’ll be working out of a beautiful new space designed specifically for a community of therapists at The Therapy Commons in Burlington. It’s warm, welcoming, beautifully designed and a space I have been dreaming about for a while (stay tuned for some pictures coming soon) 📸

🗓 Every Thursday | 🕐 1pm–8pm
📍The Therapy Commons, 3425 Harvester Road, Burlington

I’m currently accepting new clients, so feel free to reach out if you’d like to book a session, a free 15 minute consultation or to learn more.

📧 laurenmallon7@gmail.com
📞 (905) 464-2671
🔗 Link in my bio to my direct booking platform & calendar

Would love to welcome you in 💚

31/03/2025

🌿Finishing March on a Runners High 🌿

Crossed the finish line of a 30km race this weekend with tired legs but a full heart!

As a psychotherapist, I spend a lot of time supporting others in finding emotional endurance, resilience, and long-term growth. Running gives me the space to practice those same things in a different way. Running is more than physical fitness, it’s about mental clarity, stress relief, and proving to yourself that you’re capable of doing hard things. It wasn’t always easy & I am by no means the best runner in the world but setting goals and sticking to them, sometimes exceeding them is a great feeling.

Setting a big goal like this race was a massive motivator over the last few months. It gave structure to my days, something to work toward, and plenty of moments where I had to push past doubt and keep going anyway (not to mention struggling through some brutal weather).

Whether it’s a race, a creative project, or a personal milestone, big goals have a way of waking us up to our own strength. They remind us of what’s possible when we show up consistently, even when it’s hard.

Here’s to running — on trails, on roads, and through life 💫

Stay tuned for more sports, fitness and performance posts for the month of April 🥅🏅

28/03/2025

🌿Why Feeling Proud of Ourselves Can Be Difficult (But Matters So Much)🌿

For many of us (myself included 🙋🏼‍♀️ ) feeling proud doesn’t come easily. We downplay our achievements, deflect compliments, or move the goalposts the moment we get close to them. This can be rooted in many things such as shame, childhood conditioning, perfectionism, or the belief that pride is arrogant or self-indulgent.

The truth is feeling proud is a vital part of healing & positive mental health & well-being. It reinforces self-worth, builds motivation, & helps us internalize our growth. Pride isn’t about ego, it’s about witnessing ourselves fully & saying, “I did that, and it matters.” It’s an act of self-recognition in a world that often asks us to stay small.

You deserve to feel proud. Not just when everything’s perfect but especially when you’re doing hard things, quietly, consistently, & with care.

26/03/2025

🧠🫖Thera-Tea: Unfiltered Chats with Therapists

🫖✨ Join us for the SIXTH Thera-Tea: Unfiltered Chats with Therapists on April 2 at 7 PM! ☕️

I will be joined by who is absolutely killing it in the world of psychotherapy. Her expertise and success presenting workshops, webinars and public speaking engagements is going to make for such great conversation & I know she is going to have some powerful insights to share.

Ever wondered why therapy feels different from venting to a friend? Or when to lean on personal support vs. seeking professional help? Aprils webinar dives into the real talk: the emotional boundaries, the role of advice, and why both friendships and therapy matter—but aren’t the same.

We chose this topic because so many people get stuck wondering, “Do I need therapy, or do I just need to talk to someone?” Let’s unpack that together.

The previous webinars have been a great success and I can’t thank everyone enough for attending. We hope you can tune in to #6 as well and follow along for the entire series.

🗓️ Save the date, grab a cup of tea, and get ready to connect. Best of all—it’s FREE!

📋 SIGN UP NOW at the link in my bio or email laurenmallon7@gmail.com

03/03/2025

🌿Proud Moments Lately🌿

🎉On theme with my last post, I’m making March all about successes, wins (big or small), self-celebration & slowing down to recognize moments to be proud of!

🎉Whether you got out of bed today when you didn’t want to, are still managing to keep your house plants alive, braved the cold for a quick walk, answered that email you’ve been avoiding for a while or put away your laundry, those moments deserve recognition just as much as the big work promotions, buying a home or winning Olympic gold!

🎉We tend to downplay our own successes but if something made your day even 1% better, it’s worth noticing and celebrating! Be your own biggest cheerleader!

What is something you’re proud of lately? Drop a comment 👇🏼