Lauren Folloni, LICSW, MSW, MA
Your partner in fostering a mentally healthy campus
Supporting the people who make higher education possible
Today's staff, faculty, and campus leaders face unprecedented demands as they support increasing student needs, navigate enrollment trends and financial constraints, and sustain thriving campus communities. Drawing on more than 20 years of higher education leadership experience and clinical expertise as an independently licensed social worker, Lauren helps colleges and universities build mental health literacy, strengthen workplace wellbeing, and create healthier campus cultures.
Lauren offers engaging, practical training experiences designed specifically for higher education professionals. Programs can be delivered as workshops, retreats, or professional development series and are customizable to your institution's unique culture, goals, and challenges.
Services Overview
Signature
Workshops
Every campus faces unique challenges, priorities, and opportunities.
Signature workshops are designed by Lauren to directly address topics impacting higher education professionals today:
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Burnout prevention in higher education
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Supporting student mental health without working beyond the expectations of your role
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Trauma-informed higher education
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Creating psychological safety on campus
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Difficult conversations with confidence
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Leading through change and uncertainty
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Mental health literacy for supervisors and leaders
Workshops are interactive, practical, and grounded in both current research and the realities of campus life.
Don't see exactly what you're looking for? Every workshop can be customized to your institution.
Mental Health
First Aid
Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based training that teaches participants how to recognize, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges.
During this 6-8 hour workshop, participants learn how to:
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Identify common mental health challenges
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Respond to someone experiencing a crisis
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Provide support in the moment
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Connect individuals with appropriate resources
Mental Health First Aid helps faculty, staff, and campus leaders feel more confident supporting student mental health. Participants earn a three year certification upon completion of this course.
Ideal for:
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Faculty
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Front-line staff
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Campus leadership teams
QPR Gatekeeper Training
QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) equips participants with practical skills to recognize warning signs of suicide and respond effectively when someone may be at risk.
During this 90 minute workshop, participants learn how to:
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Recognize signs of suicide risk
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Initiate a supportive conversation
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Connect individuals to professional help
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Respond confidently in challenging situations
QPR is a powerful addition to campus-wide mental health and suicide prevention efforts and can be delivered to all members of the campus community.
Ideal for:
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Front-line staff
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Faculty
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Department heads/chairs
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Student leaders & student employees
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Administrators
Where mental health expertise meets higher education leadership
Lauren Folloni, LICSW, is a higher education leader, educator, trainer, and social worker, with more than 20 years of experience supporting students, faculty, staff, and institutional leaders across colleges and universities.
Lauren's career has been dedicated to helping higher education institutions create environments where people can thrive. She has held senior leadership positions in student mental health, crisis intervention, academic advising, student success, accessibility services, and student support, giving her a deep understanding of the complex challenges facing today's colleges and universities.
As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Lauren also maintains a clinical practice, providing psychotherapy to adults experiencing a wide range of mental health concerns. Her clinical expertise, combined with extensive leadership experience in higher education, allows her to bridge the worlds of mental health and education in a way that resonates with campus professionals.
Lauren is a certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and certified QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Gatekeeper Instructor. She has trained hundreds of faculty, staff, administrators, and students to recognize signs of distress, respond effectively, and build stronger cultures of support within their institutions.
In addition to her leadership and clinical work, Lauren is an experienced educator. She has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels for public and private institutions. She brings a practical, engaging, and learner-centered approach to every training and workshop she facilitates.
Lauren holds a Master of Social Work from the University of New England and a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Boston College.
" Lauren did an excellent job keeping the group engaged in the content. She has a clear passion for mental health and used her own personal experiences working with others to help us apply these concepts to real-life situations. I would highly recommend taking this course with Lauren to anyone and look forward to taking more mental health-related courses with her."
Pat M. University Faculty