About Lauren
Lauren Young is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on practical, goal-oriented help for stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and life changes. She brings a warm, empathetic presence and ten years of experience to sessions. Lauren centers each meeting on the person in front of her and works alongside them to set realistic steps forward.
She began her career in community mental health in Tennessee, where she learned how poverty, addiction, trauma, and stress affect daily life.
Background and approach
That experience shaped how she listens for what is happening at home, work, and in relationships. Lauren has spent a decade supporting people with depression, grief, trauma, and compassion fatigue. Lauren has particular interest in supporting people navigating new seasons like engagement and becoming a parent.
She helps clients sort the highs and lows of those transitions and find ways to manage stress so they can function and enjoy life more. She also has long experience with young adults and adolescents facing anxiety and life stressors. Her style is client-centered and goal oriented.
She commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused methods to set clear goals, try practical strategies, and track progress. Mindfulness tools are also part of sessions when they fit a person’s needs. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from East Tennessee State University and a Master of Arts from Milligan College.
Lauren lives in Tennessee, balances work and family life, and is open to discussing spirituality when clients want that included.
How Lauren’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client. It helps people feel heard and decide the pace and focus of sessions in a way that fits their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into manageable steps.Lauren sees picking an approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as needed. The plan for therapy evolves with feedback from the client so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video works well for a full conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Messaging and live chat allow short, focused contact during busy weeks while still keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, and other routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English