About Lauren
Lauren Gonzales is a licensed professional counselor in Louisiana with four years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues around self-esteem and motivation. She also supports people facing addiction, parenting stress, ADHD-related challenges, and other life changes.
Her style is straightforward and warm. She aims to make sessions a place where clients can say what they are feeling without judgment.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals that feel manageable between meetings. Lauren uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and build coping skills. She pays attention to attachment and patterns that affect relationships, and she helps clients notice how past experiences shape current behavior.
Work may include practicing new ways to communicate, setting small goals, and trying out different coping tools. Clients can expect a collaborative approach. Lauren asks questions, listens carefully, and shares ideas for next steps rather than giving one-size-fits-all solutions.
Progress is checked over time and plans are adjusted when needed. Her background includes work supporting people through loss, addiction concerns, and periods of life transition. She brings four years of hands-on experience to each session and aims to help people find clearer direction, greater calm, and stronger confidence.
Evidence-based approaches and how online therapy can help
Lauren uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and coping. One approach helps people learn new coping skills and problem-solving steps to reduce anxiety and manage stress; it centers on breaking problems into small, doable actions. Another approach concentrates on attachment and relationship patterns, helping people notice repeated behaviors, understand their origins, and try different ways of communicating and relating.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try methods that fit the client's goals, and adjust plans based on what feels helpful. This collaborative process makes it easier to find a style that matches the person's needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and differing needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to share thoughts between sessions and get support without scheduling a full call. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or daily life while still working with a licensed professional.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English