The Experience of Reconnection

Come Home to Your Whole Self

At Expand Your Self Wellness, we help you move beyond patterns of disconnection, depression, and trauma through integrative psychotherapy, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and psychedelic  support. We support individuals who are ready to move beyond survival and rediscover a deeper sense of connection, presence, and purpose.

Our work is both clinical and soulful, helping you access the expanded
awareness and embodied wisdom that lead to real and sustained change in
your life and relationships. Through The PATH Approach™, a compassionate
and trauma-informed process, we support you in reconnecting with your body, restoring emotional balance, and remembering your innate capacity for healing and wholeness.

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Healing The Mind, body AND beyond

The healing process at Expand Your Self Wellness supports growth that reaches beyond symptom relief. Our work helps you reconnect with your body, reclaim emotional steadiness, and access the deeper awareness that leads to real transformation. Through integrative and psychedelic-assisted approaches,
clients describe feeling more grounded, clear, and connected in their daily lives.

  • More emotional steadiness in everyday life
  • Greater connection to self and others
  • Relief from depression, anxiety, or trauma
  • Increased presence and awareness
  • A renewed sense of purpose and possibility
  • Deeper connection to the body and nervous system
  • Insights that translate into lasting change
  • A feeling of support, clarity, and alignment
Our Approach

Where you may be now

Embodied awareness for a life awakened

Many people arrive here feeling stuck in old patterns, overwhelmed by symptoms,
or disconnected from themselves. Some have tried years of traditional therapy and still sense there is deeper healing they have not yet reached. Others feel called to explore ketamine-assisted psychotherapy or expanded states of awareness but
want a safe, ethical, and trauma-informed environment. Wherever you are,
your experience is welcome.

If any of the following are familiar, you’re not alone

  • Feeling disconnected from your body or emotions
  • Longstanding symptoms that have not fully resolved
  • Protective patterns that keep you stuck
  • A sense of numbness, contraction, or overwhelm
  • Burnout from trying to manage everything alone
  • Curiosity about psychedelic-assisted therapy but needing safety and guidance
  • Difficulty accessing deeper layers of healing
  • Wanting a therapy process that feels embodied and meaningful
Our Approach

Integrative Pathways to Healing

Where Science, Soul AND Self Come Together

Our therapy offerings support deep and sustainable transformation by weaving together clinical expertise, expanded awareness, and embodied therapeutic practice. Each pathway is grounded in The PATH Approach and shaped by trauma-informed care, presence, and compassion. Whether you are seeking ongoing support, an immersive healing experience, or a way to heal within community, you will find a therapeutic approach that meets you where you are.

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Integrative Therapy

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Our integrative psychotherapy combines
IFS, EMDR, somatic therapies, and
The PATH Approach to support trauma healing, emotional regulation, and expanded self-awareness. This work helps you move beyond contraction and reconnect with your body and inner knowing so you can create meaningful change in your daily life.
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Ketamine Therapy

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We offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, KAP groups, KAP retreats, and psychedelic support and integration for clients seeking deeper layers of healing. These pathways blend science and consciousness in a safe, ethical, and trauma-informed environment, helping create shifts that continue long
after the session ends.
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For Practitioners

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We provide training, experiential learning, retreats, and consultation for mental health professionals interested in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and expanded states of awareness. These offerings support ethical, trauma-informed practice and help clinicians develop confidence, presence, and integration in their work.
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Our Approach
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Lauren Going, LCSW-C
Founder & Author

The Experience of Reconnection

Meet Your Guides

Leadership Rooted in Integrity, Experience AND Presence

Expand Your Self Wellness was founded by Lauren Going LCSW-C,
a licensed therapist, author, and leader in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, psychedelic education, and expanded states of awareness. Based in Baltimore Maryland, Lauren brings more than two decades of experience in both clinical practice and consciousness-based work to guide clients toward deeper connection, emotional steadiness, and meaningful transformation.

Her approach integrates trauma-informed care, embodied presence, and clinical expertise. Through The PATH Approach, she supports clients in releasing what is unhealed, reconnecting with their bodies, and integrating expanded experiences into everyday life.


Lauren is supported by a skilled and compassionate team of clinicians who share a commitment to safety, integrity, and client-centered healing. Together, they create a therapeutic environment rooted in trust, connection, and the belief that every person has the capacity to return to wholeness.

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The Experience of Reconnection

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Wisdom, Updates AND Guidance
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Join our newsletter to receive reflections, guidance, and articles that support your healing and personal growth. You will also be the first to hear about new groups, retreats, and offerings, along with thought leadership pieces as Lauren continues writing and sharing her work. Each email is created with care to help you stay connected to yourself and to the Expand Your Self Wellness community.

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The Experience of Reconnection

Stay Connected

Wisdom, Updates AND Guidance
for Your Healing Journey

Join our newsletter to receive reflections, guidance, and articles that support your healing and personal growth. You will also be the first to hear about new groups, retreats, and offerings, along with thought leadership pieces as Lauren continues writing and sharing her work. Each email is created with care to help you stay connected to yourself and to the Expand Your Self Wellness community.