Lauren Garder, LPC-S, works with organizations, agencies, and legal teams to strengthen how systems and professionals understand and respond to trauma. With more than a decade of frontline clinical and systems-level experience, she brings credibility and practicality to every engagement.

Training

Lauren offers customized training for corporate compliance teams, healthcare organizations, victim service providers, legal professionals, and community agencies — in person or virtually.

Topics include trauma-informed care, domestic violence and sexual assault, human trafficking, suicide prevention, Motivational Interviewing, and provider self-care.

Consulting

Lauren partners with organizations building or strengthening trauma-informed programs, policies, and cross-sector partnerships. Her consulting is grounded in real systems experience, including state-level program development and federal grant leadership.

Expert Witness

Lauren provides testimony and consultation in federal, state, and civil proceedings involving domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and trauma. She works with attorneys and legal teams to offer credible, clinically grounded perspectives on survivor behavior and trauma dynamics.