Welcome!
Dr. Lauren Tobing-Puente designed her private practice, newly renamed Connected Growth & Wellbeing (CGW), to carry forth her mission of supporting individuals’ development, including clients as young as toddlers through adulthood, and their families. We have grown since 2006 to meet the needs of the neurodivergent community, now as a dynamic group of licensed psychologists, postdoctoral psychologist, and mental health clinicians.
Our specialties include the assessment and treatment of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as children with a range of social-emotional challenges and/or global developmental delays. Families are an integral part of the work we do. While focusing on the whole person in a neuroaffirming manner, we work closely in collaboration with school personnel and other treatment providers.
We specialize in using the DIR (Developmental Individual Differences Relationship-based) philosophy and related Floortime strategies, which allow us to carefully consider the whole child (or young adult), his/her many individual differences, and his/her relationships in a strengths-based, respectful manner. Our approach promotes social-emotional development by addressing the underlying challenges that children and young adults experience that may impact their ability to regulate, interact, express feelings, cope with challenging feelings and be reflective. Other complementary approaches are incorporated as appropriate.
Services are provided in two New York offices located in Union Square, Manhattan and Bayside, Queens.
Our offices are child-friendly and are considerate of those with neurodevelopmental differences. Our unique multidisciplinary Bayside suite includes a sensory gym, which enables us to address underlying challenges in sensory regulation that impact an individual’s social communication and social-emotional functioning, as well as provides opportunities to informally assess challenges in movement.
We continue to provide a range of services in various modalities by telehealth, including via video and telephone. The use of telehealth is determined based on clinical needs and can be an option when there are concerns about exposure to illnesses. We use a HIPAA-compliant video platform for psychotherapy, consultation and some aspects of evaluations.
Click here for information about classes for young adults and information on parent workshops and here for information about Dr. Lauren’s parent support group.
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