Lauren Dennelly, PhD. LCSW

Dr. Lauren Dennelly (she/her) has a PhD in social work and social research from Bryn Mawr College. Her research interests include qualitative and mixed methods healthcare research related to primary care and mental health. She currently teaches and works in private practice, specializing in supporting caregivers, those experiencing chronic disease, and adults who were parentified as children. Her upcoming book, Why You Never Got to Be a Kid: How to Heal When Your Parents Didn’t Parent will be released by New Harbinger Publications in July 2026.