Lauren Going, LCSW
LCSW-C
Towson MD
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.
Lauren Going 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 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.
Services We Offer:
Individual Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
Group Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
KAP Retreats
KAP Practitioner Experientials
KAP Practitioner Professional Training
Integrative Psychotherapy
Psychedelic Support Services (including preparation and integration)