Lauren Jackson
Gulfport,MS
Summary
Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (P-LPC) with experience providing quality counseling services to children, adolescents and adults. Skilled in building rapport with clients and identifying, assessing, and diagnosing mental health issues.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Transitional Coach
School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network
Hancock High School - Kiln, MS
12.2025 - Current
- Conducts thorough biopsychosocial assessments to evaluate client needs and strengths, develops individualized treatment plans, provides individual & group counseling to middle school students, collaborates with school administration and parents to help support clients, and documents client progress in accordance with established guidelines.
Program Therapist
Gulfport Behavioral Health System
Gulfport, MS
05.2024 - 06.2025
- Conducted group therapy and biopsychosocial assessments on the child, adolescent, adult, and military units.
Counselor Intern
Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services
Hattiesburg, MS
02.2024 - 05.2024
- Professional Enhancement Program - Worked primarily with physicians, attorneys, and nurses with professional misconduct and addiction issues. Co-facilitated group therapy with impaired professionals and provided feedback. Group topics included: sexual issues, addictions and compulsions, family systems, vocational issues, and spirituality. Completed group documentation, assisted in treatment planning, and gave homework assignments.
Counselor Intern
Gulfport Behavioral Health System
Gulfport, MS
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Conducted group therapy and biopsychosocial assessments on the child, adolescent, adult, and military units.
Education
Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
William Carey University
05-2024
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Southern Mississippi
05-2014
Skills
- Clinical Assessment
- Relapse Prevention
- Individual Counseling
- Psychoeducation
- Treatment Planning
- Group Counseling
- Client Advocacy
- Building Rapport
- Multicultural Competence
Certification
- Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (P-LPC - License #P-1140)
- Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) - Candidate
Presentations
- Disciplinary Sanction Guidelines for Sexual Misconduct, September 2023, presented to the Mississippi Board of Examiners for LPCs at their strategic planning meeting.The Board adopted these guidelines.
Timeline
Transitional Coach
School-Based Healthcare Solutions Network
12.2025 - Current
Program Therapist
Gulfport Behavioral Health System
05.2024 - 06.2025
Counselor Intern
Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services
02.2024 - 05.2024
Counselor Intern
Gulfport Behavioral Health System
08.2023 - 02.2024
Master of Science - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
William Carey University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Southern Mississippi