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Lauren Penner Therapy, PLLC

🏳️‍🌈 Lauren Penner, MS, LPC ▫️ Trauma therapist in Dallas for children and adults ▫️EMDR Certified

09/14/2025

That’s a wrap on the EMDRIA Conference!

I’m taking home loads of information and skills to work with clients in a deeper way.

07/01/2025

Pride month is coming to a close and, honestly, I stayed home the whole month despite the best intentions to go out and celebrate (I’m just gay and tired) 🌈🤣

Pride is 365 days around here anyway.

You are loved.
You are good as you are.
You are needed here.

Happy last day of Pride! ❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🌈 🏳️‍🌈

06/05/2025

When I get all my therapy notes done for once: *le***an icon*

06/03/2025

Pride is about resilience, love, and joy. 🏳️‍🌈

But if you grew up in non-affirming families or religious spaces, Pride can kick up trauma responses. With the increase in dialogue and the backlash that often comes from q***r people being themselves unapologetically, that can fan the flame of hate in some people.

In harmful religious communities, they cling to only a handful of Bible verses they interpret to be about our community. Never mind the hundreds of verses about caring for the poor. Wealth doesn’t seem to make them very angry. Ironic, lol. Even the most traditional communities overlook verses all the time that don’t make sense in today’s context (I.e. owning people, food laws, etc).

That’s why I say the homophobia comes first, THEN the religious justification for it.

Many LGBTQIA+ people have lost their lives to religious trauma.

LGBTQIA+ people who have experienced conversion efforts (including religious therapy, sermons, or any attempt to impede someone from living fully into their q***rness) have a higher risk of su***de, mental health issues, homelessness, and drug or alcohol addiction.

The reason for this is a double bind between belonging and wholeness. To belong in a community that doesn’t affirm you, you have to fragment yourself. To be whole in who you are means losing that belonging. It leaves no good options.

That’s why PRIDE MATTERS. Belonging and wholeness can coexist, whether that’s in your chosen family, your q***r friends, or even affirming faith communities.

Community that centers affirming acceptance is life-saving. Addressing religious trauma in our community is crucial.

Follow me . I’m a therapist based in Dallas, a le***an, and specialize in trauma.

***rhealing

06/01/2025

Pride is here!! 🌈

This is for the ones in the in-between spaces. The ones who aren’t out, who don’t feel safe, who are still healing. The ones whose q***rness is quiet, complicated, or still unfolding.

You are not alone. You are not too late. You are not invisible here.

***rhealing ***rtherapist ***randthriving

05/04/2025

just some memes for your Sunday

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05/01/2025

What would you add?

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04/29/2025

New to therapy or starting again? Here are a few things to help you feel more prepared for sessions—and a reminder that it’s okay not to have it all figured out.

Save this for later or share with someone newly starting therapy (again or for the first time!

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02/22/2025

Things your younger self may need to know today:

- Kids are not responsible for the actions, feelings, or failings of a parent
- Your parent’s anger or disappointment was never your responsibility
- A child is not required to help a parent regulate their feelings
- You didn’t deserve to endure forms of punishment that were just for your parent feel more in control
- Your needs always mattered

🌿if you are interested in therapy with me, tap the link in my bio to schedule a free consultation

🌿social media is not a substitute for therapy with a licensed professional—this page is intended for entertainment, mental health advocacy, and marketing

02/18/2025

Please join us for a community discussion about ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) for therapists.

DM me to RSVP!

02/11/2025

✨First therapy session breakdown ✨

While every therapist has a unique style they might bring to the first session, all intakes are focused on the relational foundation is being built for your work together.

For me, the first session is a chance for my clients to feel that I am now in this WITH them.

🌿if you are interested in therapy with me, tap the link in my bio to schedule a free consultation

🌿social media is not a substitute for therapy with a licensed professional—this page is intended for entertainment, mental health advocacy, and marketing

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1755 N Collins Boulevard
Richardson, TX
75080

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http://laurenpennertherapy.com/

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