About Lauren
Lauren Ripley uses a straightforward, person-centered style to help people who are feeling stuck. She emphasizes honesty, validation, and practical conversation to help clients find clearer ways forward. Lauren is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Missouri.
She holds a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling earned in 2016. Over seven years she has worked in college counseling centers, substance use rehabilitation settings, and independent practice. Her work often focuses on grief, self-esteem, depression, ADHD, stress, anxiety, and addictions.
Background and approach
Lauren also addresses concerns related to sexuality, LGBT identity, intimacy, and relationship or family problems. She supports people coping with trauma, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Lauren draws on several approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered methods.
In sessions she helps clients notice patterns, try out small changes, and build on strengths. Conversations are direct but warm, and she uses humor and encouragement when it fits. People who meet with Lauren can expect practical talk about goals and steps to reach them.
She centers each person’s experience and works with them to find the best path forward. If someone wants clear, down-to-earth guidance, Lauren aims to provide that in an accepting atmosphere.
Approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify values, and take small committed actions toward a meaningful life. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and situations where people feel stuck or uncertain about what matters.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical experiments to change behavior and mood. It often helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and managing ADHD-related challenges.
Lauren will work collaboratively to find the best approach for each person. She emphasizes being open and flexible, and will discuss goals and preferences so therapy fits individual needs rather than using one fixed method.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text work well for brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when a shorter format fits a busy schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines and help maintain regular contact as progress continues.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English