Lauren Burns , BACP

Lauren Burns frames therapy as a space for people to learn to accept their story and to practise self-compassion. She views the step of embracing one’s past and present as a courageous part of the healing journey and offers steady guidance while clients explore the challenges they face.

Drawing on four years of experience in private practice together with volunteer counselling work in the National Health Service, Lauren provides an integrative, client-centred approach that respects each person’s pace and preferences. She specialises in supporting people with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and life transitions, and has particular experience working with young adults. Her work combines person-centred, existential and psychodynamic ideas to help clients notice patterns, explore underlying causes and develop practical coping strategies.

Lauren holds BACP, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and a commitment to recognised professional standards. She emphasises collaboration and patience - therapy proceeds at the client’s pace - and aims to help people recognise strengths while building the skills needed to manage life’s ups and downs outside of sessions. When someone is ready to begin, Lauren offers compassionate, steady support through that process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Lauren draws on client-centred therapy, psychodynamic approaches and existential ideas to shape her work with clients. Client-centred therapy focuses on seeing the person as the expert on their own life - the therapist offers empathic listening and support so clients can explore feelings and make choices that align with their values. Psychodynamic work involves looking at recurring patterns and early relationships to uncover how past experiences influence current behaviours and relationships. Existential therapy helps people explore meaning, responsibility and the personal choices that shape their life, which can be helpful when facing major transitions or questions about purpose.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Lauren works collaboratively with each person to identify what feels most useful. She tailors methods to a client’s needs, goals and preferences and reviews the plan together as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit therapy into different schedules and life circumstances and allow ongoing support even when in-person meetings are difficult. Lauren uses these formats to maintain continuity of care and to help clients practice skills and strategies between sessions.