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Lauren M. Ivory-Smyk, M.Div, BCC

Supportive Care

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Lauren Ivory-Smyk is a chaplain in Supportive Care Services at UI Health. Ms. Ivory-Smyk provides support, listening, and guidance to patients and families as they deal with serious illness, stress, and uncertainty. Focusing on what provides meaning and comfort to a patient or families, she uses active listening to aid people in processing their experiences with illness, and assists them in relief of spiritual and emotional suffering.

specialties & services

• Pastoral Care
• Supportive Care
• Palliative Care Chaplain
• Spiritual coping
• Existential struggles
• Resilience
• Meaning making

location

education

• Residency: The Cleveland Clinic
• Board Certification: Association of Professional Chaplains