Lauren Penner is a trauma therapist in Dallas, Texas with focus in working with childhood trauma, religious trauma, grief and loss, and the LGBTQIA+ community. As a part of the LGBTQIA+ community herself, Lauren offers a welcoming space for trauma-informed, compassionate, and relational therapy. Lauren is certified in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) by the EMDR International Association with focused training in complex trauma and dissociation. She has additional training and knowledge in play therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, polyvagal theory, attachment, spiritual abuse, and LGBTQIA+ issues.