Counsellor profile
Lauren Burns, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- CBT informed techniques
About Lauren
Lauren Burns is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting pressures and other life changes. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, compassion fatigue and addictions.
Lauren uses a client-centred, integrative approach. Sessions begin with listening to what matters to the person. She helps people identify patterns that cause recurring difficulty and then finds practical ways to try things differently.
Her work draws on attachment-based thinking to look at how early bonds influence current relationships. She also uses psychodynamic and existential ideas to help people name painful feelings and the meanings they hold. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when helpful to change unhelpful thoughts and routines.
In practice Lauren takes a steady, adult-to-adult tone. She encourages clear goals and short-term strategies when needed, alongside slower exploration of family history or repeating patterns. That combination aims to give both immediate relief and long-term insight.
Parents and adults concerned about family issues or parenting strain will find practical conversations about boundaries, communication and coping. Lauren also addresses more specific areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, substance problems and family of origin concerns.
She works collaboratively with each person to set the focus and pace. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session so the person and counsellor can agree next steps.
How sessions work
How Lauren’s approaches work in online sessions
Lauren regularly uses attachment-based ideas and client-centred ways of working. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current trust and closeness, which can help with relationship strain, intimacy concerns and parenting stress. Client-centred work focuses on listening closely and following what the person brings, so the client sets the pace and priorities.She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques when useful. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and routines and replaces them with clearer actions and experiments to test new ways of coping. This can be practical for anxiety, low mood and day-to-day stressors.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and they will adjust methods as therapy progresses. That decision is collaborative and reviewed over time.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, offer shorter check-ins when needed and remove commuting time. It also allows people to continue regular sessions when life is busy or when meeting in person would be difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can use these options to help sessions fit into everyday life without changing the focus on the person’s goals.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, trauma, addiction and related family issues.
How would she work with me in therapy?
The style is client-centred and collaborative. Sessions focus on listening first, then building practical strategies alongside longer-term exploration.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years' experience working in private practice and as a volunteer counsellor in the UK health service.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Do sessions take place in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the profile.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.