About Lauren
Lauren Sletta is a licensed professional counselor in Oregon with seven years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and LGBT-related issues. Lauren focuses on building a nonjudgmental space so people can speak openly about difficult thoughts and feelings.
Her approach begins with listening. She works to understand a person's story before suggesting ways to move forward. Sessions are meant to feel collaborative - the person and Lauren set goals together and try practical steps that fit everyday life.
Background and approach
Lauren uses a mix of approaches depending on what each person needs. She draws on attachment-focused ideas to look at patterns in relationships. She brings in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when people need concrete tools for managing strong emotions. She also uses client-centered techniques to keep sessions focused on the person in front of her, and motivational interviewing when someone is weighing changes in their life. This blend aims to be straightforward and useful rather than overly technical.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and Lauren aims to make that step easier. She offers a calm, steady presence and practical strategies so people can make small, manageable changes toward feeling better.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Lauren blends Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that fit remote work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people notice and change those patterns in present relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes that reduce anxiety and depression.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust as needed based on what feels most helpful and practical for the person.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls are useful when visual cues matter, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing check-ins between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and varying routines while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English