Lauren Burns

• Anxiety and depression
• Attachment issues
• CBT and psychodynamic

About Lauren

Lauren Burns works with people on stress, anxiety, relationships, depression and coping with life changes using a client-centred, integrative approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years' experience. She offers support for issues such as addiction, grief, intimacy and parenting concerns, and longer-standing patterns like attachment and family of origin problems.

She uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. Much of her work focuses on understanding how early relationships shape current feelings and behaviour. Lauren also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help with overwhelming thoughts and on psychodynamic and existential perspectives to look at meaning, identity and recurring patterns.

Sessions aim to be conversational and reflective. The counsellor listens to what matters to the client, then suggests ways to try new responses and cope differently. Practical tools and short-term strategies are used alongside deeper exploration of past experiences when that feels helpful.

Lauren has experience from private practice and voluntary work within NHS settings. That background informs a flexible style that pays attention to day-to-day functioning as well as longer-term change. She works with adults on a range of issues including trauma and abuse, domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, and compassion fatigue.

Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, clients select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her approaches inform online counselling

Lauren uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current connections and feelings; this helps when relationship patterns, abandonment or attachment difficulties are part of the problem. She also uses client-centred counselling, which focuses on the person’s own perspective and aims to make sessions conversational and person-led. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical techniques for managing anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then agree what to try first. That way they can adjust the balance of short-term coping techniques and deeper exploration as the work progresses.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm which options are offered before booking. Online sessions can help fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and make it easier to have a shorter check-in when needed. They can also allow for focused practical exercises such as thought records or behaviour experiments that work well between meetings.

Topics Lauren lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Abandonment
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Existential Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Lauren

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is one of the core concerns she supports, including related stress and overwhelm.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers a client-centred, integrative approach using attachment-based, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years' experience working in private practice and as a volunteer counsellor in NHS settings.

Where is she based?

She is based in the United Kingdom and practices there.

Can I see her if I live outside the UK?

Yes. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

What session formats does she offer?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.