About Lauren
Lauren Hales is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical ways to reduce overwhelm and regain control. Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at teaching tools people can use right away.
She combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas. That means she helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns, improve how people relate to others, and process strong emotions so they cause less disruption.
Background and approach
Sessions include clear skills work alongside conversations about what’s been happening in someone’s life. Lauren has worked in hospitals and independent practice over many years. That variety gave her experience with stress, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma and addiction concerns.
She also supports people dealing with relationship and communication problems, issues around self-esteem, and struggles with sleeping or eating. Her style is compassionate and solution-oriented. She listens first, then offers concrete strategies such as mindfulness, motivational techniques, and goal-focused planning.
People can expect a mix of talk, skill-building, and practical steps to try between sessions. Sessions are offered in English and available to international clients. Lauren aims to help people build new habits, shift old patterns, and feel more capable handling everyday pressures.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process where small changes add up over time.
Applying practical therapies online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how past relationships influence current connection patterns. It helps people notice repeating relationship habits and build more supported ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions and how they shape interactions; it helps people name and work with strong feelings so relationships and self-regulation improve.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences, then try methods that fit best. Over the first few sessions she reviews what is helping and adjusts techniques as needed so the work stays focused and useful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for longer therapy work and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and a way to work without being on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different time zones.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Arizona
- Languages
- English