Lauren Going, LCSW - C, Baltimore, MD

About Lauren Going

Clientele seen

Young adults (18-24)

Individuals

Adults (25-64)

Seniors (65+)

Identity

Gender

Female

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Lauren Going

Lauren is a licensed psychotherapist, yoga and meditation instructor, and pioneer in the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy. With over 17 years of experience specializing in trauma, Lauren blends deep clinical expertise with integrative approaches that honor the whole person—body, mind, and spirit. She was the co-founder of Inner Path Wellness, Maryland’s first psychedelic therapy center and one of the first in the U.S before separating to open Expand Your Self Wellness in June 2025. Lauren saw a need for a practice that is dedicated to the safe and ethical practices of psychedelic assisted therapy while honoring the whole person. Lauren has served as an integration therapist for major psychedelic research studies at Johns Hopkins, Sheppard Pratt, and Sunstone, and participated as a research clinician in the MAPS Phase 3 MDMA trials. Lauren is the creator of the PATH Approach which will soon be featured in her book, Expand your Self: 6 Steps to a Psychedelic Life. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in modalities such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, somatic therapies, breathwork, TRE, and yoga nidra. She also offers psychedelic integration support and specializes in working with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship dynamics (including ethical non-monogamy), and spiritual emergence. She is LGBTQIA+ affirming, sex-positive, and provides therapy in-office, in nature, and virtually. Her unique path combines clinical depth with a lifelong passion for expanded states of consciousness. A dedicated Buddhist practitioner, Lauren has lived and studied in monasteries in India and Nepal. Her personal healing journey has included meditation, breathwork, and work with sacred plant medicines such as ayahuasca and huachuma—experiences that inform her deep belief that expanded states are part of a natural spectrum of human awareness.

In-network insurances

Popular visit reasons

Agoraphobia

Hoarding Disorder

New Patient Visit

Pain Management Consultation

Psychosexual Evaluation

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Sleep Problems

Agoraphobia

Hoarding Disorder

New Patient Visit

Pain Management Consultation

Office location

Expand Yourself Wellness

1700 Union Ave, Bldg One, Baltimore, MD 21211

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Education and background

Practice names

Expand Yourself Wellness

Education and training

University of Maryland School of Social Work, Master's in Clinical Social Work
Marymount Manhattan College, Bachelor's

NPI number

1447515861

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What practice does Lauren Going work with?

Lauren Going works with Expand Yourself Wellness.

Where is Lauren Going's office located?

Lauren Going's office is located at 1700 Union Ave, Baltimore, MD 21211.

What are common reasons for patients to see Lauren Going?

Lauren Going frequently sees patients for New Patient Visit, Pain Management Consultation, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Sleep Problems. You can see other visit reasons for Lauren Going on their profile.