Lauren Burns, BACP

Lauren Burns is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strains. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, addictions and parenting challenges. Her approach aims to make hard feelings easier to talk about and manage.

Lauren uses a gentle, person-centred style. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and move at a comfortable pace. She listens for patterns that keep causing pain and helps people try different ways of coping.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas and psychodynamic thinking to look at how past relationships shape current feelings. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to build practical skills for managing anxiety and low mood. Existential themes help people find meaning and clarify values when life feels confusing.

Lauren trained and practices with registration through the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. She has four years of professional experience in both private practice and voluntary NHS counselling roles. That mix gives experience with a wide range of problems and everyday pressures.

Therapy with Lauren typically explores family of origin issues, communication problems, codependency and commitment worries. She can support people working through abandonment, dissociation, domestic violence aftermath and substance-related difficulties. The work aims to build clearer boundaries, steadier mood and more confident decision-making.

Sessions are offered in English and can take place online by video or phone, or via live chat and text messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect a person with the right appointment and format.

Approaches online that help with relationships and mood

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early connections shape current relationships and feelings. Online conversations can uncover patterns of closeness and distance, helping someone make different choices in friendships and intimate relationships.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding without judgement. In remote sessions the counsellor provides steady, empathic attention so a person can speak freely and build self-acceptance.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) teaches practical tools for managing thoughts and behaviours that feed anxiety and low mood. Over video or messaging, a counsellor can guide short exercises, homework and new coping strategies to use between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person's needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as issues evolve and progress becomes clearer.

Online formats offer flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation, phone sessions suit those with lower bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options help people access steady support without long travel or time off work.