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Hello!

I'm Dr. Lauren Necesario Smith

pronouns: she/her

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WHERE I CAME FROM

I am a licensed clinical psychologist based in West Central Indiana but originally born and raised in the Chicago-land area. I moved to West Central Indiana in 2016 to complete my pre-doctoral internship in Terre Haute. After completing my internship, I moved to Central Illinois to complete my post-doctoral hours. As fate would have it, I returned to West Central Indiana in 2018 and I've been here ever since.

DIFFERENT TIMES, DIFFERENT PLACES

I've done my clinical training in a number of different settings from correctional/forensics, public/private sectors, and universities. And even before that, I worked in retail and food serviceI think being able to work in all of those different settings (pre and post grad school) not only taught me how to genuinely connect and engage with folks, but it helped to shape the clinician I have become today.

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IN THIS MOMENT

Although my private practice is where I focus a large portion of my passion and energy, I continue to work part time at a local university providing college counseling services and I'm also an adjunct professor for a doctorate level counseling psychology program. Being able to continue my trend of "working in a bunch of different places" seems to suite me.

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OUT OF THE OFFICE

Outside of clinical work, I enjoy challenging myself with a good recipe, watching shows that bring out big laughs from the depths of my belly, spending time with my family and friends doing whatever our hearts desire, exercising, playing music, and trying to walk my dogs... keyword: "trying."

CERTIFICATION
License #: 20043369A
License #: 20043369B
License #: 048.0134709TELE
APIT #: 12732
Certificate #: TH0003610
Psychologist (Indiana)
Health Service Provider (Indiana)
Psychologist - Doctorate - Interim Telehealth Registration (Vermont)
Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology
Telehealth Certificate (Indiana)
EDUCATION
August 2012 - August 2017

Adler University - Chicago, IL

Doctor of Clinical Psychology (PsyD)

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
July 2022 - present
August 2022 - present
August 2020 - present
March 2021 - April 2022
June 2018 - June 2021
August 2017 - June 2018
August 2016 - August 2017

Limited-term Lecturer | Purdue University

Owner, CEO | LNS Psychological Services, LLC

Staff Psychologist | DePauw University

Clinical Pain Psychologist | Sycamore Pain Management, LLC

Psychologist | US Department of Veterans Affairs

Post-Doctoral Fellow | Psychology Specialists, LLC

Psychology Intern | Federal Bureau of Prisons

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