Research

I believe research and clinical practice should continually inform one another. The questions I ask in the therapy room often become the questions I investigate through research, while emerging scientific findings continually shape the way I work with clients, supervise clinicians, and teach future counselors. My scholarship focuses on complex trauma, neuroscience, mindfulness, spirituality, and integrative psychotherapy with the goal of building bridges between research, education, and compassionate clinical practice. Below you will find links to my publications, presentations, and current projects that continue to shape this work.

    • Warwick, L. A., Lenz, A. S., Branch, M. L. & Lemberger-Truelove, M. E. (2023). A Meta-Analysis of Common Factors in Child Therapy Interventions. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2215157

    • Line, A. V., Lenz, A. S., Warwick, L. A., Branch, M. L., & Lemberger-Truelove, M. E. (2023). A Meta-Analysis of Parent-Inclusive Child Therapy Interventions for Decreasing Symptomology. Clinical Psychology, Science, and Practice, 13(9). https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000180

    • Lemberger-Truelove, M. E., Lazzareschi, N., Gondwana, T., & Warwick, L. A. (2023). The Social Self in Humanistic Counseling: A Dialogical Alternative for the Practice of Wellness and Social Justice. Journal of Humanistic Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1002/johc.12213

    • Watts, J. R., Lazzareschi, N. R., Warwick, L. A., & Gaa, M. (2024). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in postsecondary students exposed to childhood psychological abuse: Exploring the role of negative meta-emotions. Journal of Counseling and Development, 102(3), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12534

    • Watts, J., Kim, J., & Warwick, L. (2025). Posttraumatic appraisals mediate the relationship between childhood psychological abuse and complex PTSD symptom severity. Journal of Counseling and Development, 103(3), 276-287. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12561

    • Watts, J., Warwick, L. A., Huang, Y., Rackley, P. (2025). The impact of child-maltreatment type and severity on complex PTSD symptoms in young adults. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2025.2570257

    • Watts, J., Warwick, L. A., Ahmadi, A., & Echoles, T. (2026). Childhood psychological maltreatment as a predictor of diminished life satisfaction in early adulthood. Journal of Counseling and Development (Advanced Online Publication). https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.70052

  • International

    • Warwick, L.A., Holden, J. M., & O’Leary, A. (2023). The role of transpersonal experiences in controversial social issues. Presented at the International Association for Near-Death Studies annual conference.

    National

    • Holden, J. M., & Warwick, L. A. (2025). Positions on controversial death-related social issues: he role of transpersonal experiences. Presented at the Association for Death Education and Counseling.

    • Warwick, L. A., & Jarrett, J. (2022). Slipping the gate: The COVID-19 pandemic and gatekeeping issues in counselor education. Presented at the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision annual conference.

    Regional

    • Warwick,, L. A., & Watts, J. (2026). A Research Synthesis of Complex PTSD: Implications for Professional Practice. Presented at the Oregon Counseling Association Annual Conference. Portland, Oregon.

    • Warwick, L. A., (2025). A Deep Dive into Complex Trauma: Treatment Recommendations for Providers and Clients. Presented at the SOU Behavioral Health Institute, November 2025, Ashland, Oregon.

    • Warwick, L. A. (2024). The Sibling of PTSD: Complicated Grief as a Trauma Disorder. Presented at OLLI, Ashland, Oregon.

    • Warwick, L. A. (2021). Working with LGBTQ+ immigrants and refugees in counseling. Presented at Brainbow, a conference for LGBTQ+ issues in counseling, Denton, Texas.

    • Warwick, L. A., Lemberger-Truelove, M. E., King, K., DeJong, T., Walker, M., Chen, L. & Lazzareschi, N. (under review). The Relationship Between Counselor Mindfulness and Trauma: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Asia Pacific Journal of Counseling and Psychotherapy

    • Warwick, L. A.(In Progress). Licensure Portability as Social Justice Advocacy.

    • Warwick, L. A. (In Progress). Using Ecological Systems Theory to Address White Saviorism in Clinical Supervision.

    • Warwick, L. A.,.Lemberger-Truelove, M. (under review). The role of counselor mindfulness in client outcomes: A review of the literature. Asia Pacific Journal of Counseling and Psychotherapy

    • Warwick, L. A., Holden, J. M., & O’Leary, A. (data analysis). Positions on Five Controversial Social Issues: The Role of Transpersonal Experiences.

    • King, K., Li, D., & Warwick, L. A. (under review). Virtual reality (VR) supported mindfulness for clinical training: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. Social Sciences

    • Watts, J., Ahmadi, A., & Warwick. L. A. (under review). Dispositional mindfulness as a mediator between childhood psychological maltreatment and complex PTSD symptom severity in young adults. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma