Therapist in South Portland, Maine Lauryn Bissonnette, Therapist

Lauryn Bissonnette helps children, teens, and adults across Maine navigate emotional challenges, build resilience, and develop practical tools for lasting mental wellness. At LifeStance Health, she provides individualized therapy for clients experiencing anxiety, depression, and trauma-related concerns, offering a supportive and structured environment where clients feel heard and empowered to make meaningful change.

Lauryn specializes in treating anxiety, depression, and PTSD/trauma, while also supporting a range of additional mental health needs. She integrates evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and parenting skills to help clients better understand their thoughts, regulate emotions, and strengthen coping strategies. Her work is tailored to each developmental stage, and she has particular experience working with children, adolescents, and teens, as well as adults and seniors.

Lauryn incorporates creative and developmentally responsive approaches, including art therapy, narrative therapy, and play therapy, to help clients express themselves and process experiences in ways that feel natural and engaging. These approaches are especially effective for younger clients and those who benefit from nontraditional forms of communication. She is also MATCH-ADTC certified, allowing her to deliver structured, evidence-based care for children and adolescents with anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral concerns.

She has experience supporting individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those in the LGBTQ+ community and children and families involved in adoption or foster care, and offers additional support across a wide range of concerns.

Outside of her clinical work, Lauryn enjoys art, crafting, spending time in nature, reading, and playing video games, which inform her creative and relatable therapeutic style.

Lauryn Bissonnette is dedicated to providing high-quality mental health care to clients throughout Maine, helping them build confidence, resilience, and emotional well-being.