Lauren Schwartz, Ph.D., is a psychologist at the Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic at UW Medical Center and a UW associate professor of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Dr. Schwartz helps individuals and couples struggling with disability, illness and other changes in their lives. Her goal is to help patients be at their best despite their challenges.

Dr. Schwartz earned her Ph.D. from UC San Diego and San Diego State University. Her clinical interests include coping with disability and illness, mindfulness approaches and working with couples. Her research interests include chronic pain, the impact of disability and illness on the family and the relationships between family responses to disability and functioning.