LOREN GILDAR, LPC

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR

Loren is a compassionate and experienced Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) with over 15 years of clinical expertise in DBT, trauma-informed care, and recovery-oriented treatment. He holds a master’s degree in music therapy from Drexel University and has extensive experience working in diverse settings, with a variety of populations, including – adult inpatient psychiatric care, a school for children with learning differences, and an assisted living facility. 

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Loren is committed to collaborating with people to untangle distressing personal patterns such as anxiety, depression, anger, and loneliness. He helps mobilize their personal growth by integrating neuroscience-informed practice and approaches that build on current strengths to foster healing and empowerment. His style is warm, sensitive, and intuitive; and he enjoys bringing humor into the therapy room, when appropriate. 

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Working with Loren, clients have the space to explore their internal experiences through compassionate, client-led dialogue in a collaborative and non-judgmental partnership. Loren offers somatic/mind-body awareness techniques, to help clients tune into physical sensations, gently track where the body holds stress, and safely release trapped trauma from the nervous system. For clients with interest, Loren integrates music therapy techniques, such as therapeutic songwriting, music improvisation and music-based mindfulness practices to promote well-being, insight and connection.