Lauren Burns

Lauren Burns is a counsellor who helps people manage anger, stress and anxiety. She welcomes honest talk about relationships, depression, grief and parenting strain. Lauren uses straightforward, steady support so people can feel understood and begin to make changes.

She works in a client-centred way, meeting each person where they are and following their pace. Lauren combines attachment-focused ideas with psychodynamic and existential approaches to look at how past patterns shape current feelings. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to tackle troublesome thoughts and behaviours.

Her practice grew from almost five years of work in private practice and volunteering as a counsellor in the NHS. That mix gave her experience with a wide range of issues, including addiction, trauma, family of origin problems, codependency and communication struggles. She aims to help people build practical coping skills alongside deeper reflection.

Sessions focus on understanding what matters most to the individual and planning small, achievable steps forward. Lauren explains things plainly and offers tools you can use between sessions. Over time she supports people to notice where old patterns repeat and to try different ways of responding.

People who come to Lauren often want help with self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, career stress or managing compassion fatigue. She encourages a kind, curious attitude toward yourself while working towards clearer goals. When you’re ready to begin, she guides the earliest steps toward change.

How Lauren’s approaches fit into online counselling

Attachment-based work pays attention to how early relationships shape current reactions. It can help when people notice repeated patterns in anger or in close relationships. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience first and gives space to be heard without judgement; this helps people feel understood and to make choices at their own pace. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Lauren treats the choice of approach as collaborative and will discuss what seems most useful. Together they will set goals and try methods that match the person’s needs and preferences, adjusting as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online counselling, check which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around everyday routines, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that combining reflective discussion with simple CBT exercises works well in remote sessions, while attachment and psychodynamic ideas can be explored over a series of conversations.