Lauren Ruhl, LPC, CSCS

Lauren Ruhl, LPC, CSCS

Director, Injury Recovery Program | Sport Psychology Clinician

Lauren Ruhl, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Sport Psychology Clinician who specializes in helping athletes navigate the mental and emotional challenges of sport, injury, and performance.

Her passion for this work was born from personal experience. After suffering a season-ending knee injury while playing college basketball, Lauren experienced firsthand the frustration, uncertainty, identity shifts, and emotional hurdles that accompany injury recovery. Those experiences not only shaped her as an athlete—they ultimately inspired her career helping athletes overcome the psychological challenges that accompany injury and competition.

As Director of Injury Recovery at Greenepsych, Lauren leads Greenepsych’s Injury Recovery Program—a specialized service designed to help athletes navigate the psychological aspects of injury, rehabilitation, and return to sport. She works with athletes of all ages and competitive levels—from youth athletes to collegiate and adult competitors—helping them rebuild confidence, manage anxiety, overcome fear of reinjury, navigate setbacks, and return to competition with greater trust in themselves and their bodies.

Having undergone three ACL reconstructions and navigated her own recovery journey, Lauren understands that rehabilitation is far more than a physical process. She partners closely with athletes throughout rehabilitation and the return-to-sport process, helping them manage uncertainty, cope with setbacks, rebuild identity, and regain confidence every step of the way.

In addition to her work with injured athletes, Lauren provides individual counseling, mental performance coaching, team workshops, and educational presentations for athletes, parents, coaches, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and sports medicine professionals. Her approach blends evidence-based counseling techniques with practical sport psychology strategies to help clients strengthen resilience, perform under pressure, and thrive both in sport and in life.

Specialty

• Injury Recovery & Return to Sport
• Fear of Reinjury & Return-to-Play Confidence

Additional Areas of Focus

• Performance Anxiety
• Confidence & Self-Trust
• Focus & Concentration Under Pressure
• Perfectionism & Overthinking
• Sport Burnout
• Anxiety & Depression
• Eating Disorder Concerns & Body Image
• Balancing Athletics, Academics & Life Stressors
• Parent-Athlete & Coach-Athlete Communication

Education & Experience

Lauren earned her bachelor’s degree from Lebanon Valley College, where she played collegiate basketball, and her master’s degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver. While in Colorado, she worked with individual athletes and competitive teams across a variety of sports, including skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, soccer, basketball, and endurance sports.

Professional Training

In addition to her clinical work, Lauren is passionate about educating and collaborating with physical therapists, athletic trainers, physicians, coaches, and other sports medicine professionals. As Director of Injury Recovery at Greenepsych, she provides workshops, continuing education presentations, and consultation focused on the psychological aspects of injury rehabilitation and return to sport.

Her presentations combine evidence-based sport psychology with practical, real-world strategies that rehabilitation and performance professionals can immediately apply to better support the athletes they serve.

Presentation topics include

• The Psychology of Injury Recovery
• Fear of Reinjury and Building Return-to-Sport Confidence
• Effective Communication Throughout Rehabilitation
• Supporting the Mental Health of Injured Athletes
• Athlete Identity, Motivation, and Coping with Setbacks
• Developing Mental Skills During Rehabilitation
• Integrating Mental Performance into the Return-to-Sport Process

Lauren is available for

• Continuing education presentations for physical therapy and sports medicine practices
• In-service trainings for rehabilitation teams
• Workshops for athletic trainers
• Educational seminars for coaches and athletic organizations
• Parent education presentations
• Conference presentations
• Consultation with sports medicine and rehabilitation professionals

Outside of Work

Outside of her professional work, Lauren enjoys CrossFit, hiking, running, cycling, creating artwork, spending time with family and friends, and relaxing with her cat, Gritty. As someone who continues to embrace an active lifestyle while managing her own knee health, she brings empathy, authenticity, and firsthand perspective to the athletes she serves.

Contact Lauren

Lauren works with clients ranging from middle school to post-college age and offers in-person sessions at her Haverford, PA office as well as the option to connect via telehealth.

To schedule an appointment or learn more about the services  Lauren  provides, you can reach her via email at lauren@greenepsych.com or by phone at (484) 381-0425.