Counsellor profile
Lauren Burns, BACP
Counsellor - Anxiety and relationship issues
See online counselling options- Client-centred
- Attachment-based
- CBT elements
About Lauren
Counsellor Lauren Burns is a BACP member with four years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, depression and life changes, and also addresses issues such as addiction, grief, trauma and parenting concerns. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients from the United Kingdom.
Lauren uses a client-centred, attachment-aware way of working. She aims to listen first and then help people notice patterns that cause distress. Conversations focus on what is happening now and how earlier relationships can still affect feelings and choices.
Her approach mixes practical thinking with reflection. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used to look at unhelpful thoughts and small behavioural changes. Psychodynamic and existential ideas are used to consider meaning, identity and repeated relationship patterns.
Work in sessions is collaborative and paced to the person. People can expect to talk about relationships, how they react under stress, and responses to loss or trauma. Lauren helps people develop coping skills and clearer ways to communicate with others.
She has worked in private practice and has volunteering experience within NHS services. That background informs her practical focus and familiarity with a range of common life difficulties. Fees vary with location and are taken via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, people use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Confirm the current session formats before booking.
Approaches used in online counselling
Lauren commonly draws on attachment-informed work and client-centred ways of talking. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. It can help when past hurts affect trust, closeness or repeated relationship problems. Client-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting so the person can make sense of their feelings and decide what matters to them.She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to make small, practical changes. CBT-style techniques look at unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and try experiments to change them. This can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with difficult situations.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which methods suit the client's goals and preferences. That process is collaborative and may change over time as needs shift.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can help fit counselling around work, study or family life by reducing travel and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. Phone sessions use less bandwidth, and video sessions allow face-to-face contact; choose what best fits your routine and technical setup.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems and coping with life changes. Additional areas include grief, trauma, addiction and parenting-related issues.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her style is client-centred with an attachment focus and elements of cognitive behavioural work. Conversations mix talking about current patterns with looking at past relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience, including time in private practice and volunteer work within NHS services. That experience informs her practical way of working.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients in addition to those in the United Kingdom.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and are collected via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start a session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Check the available session formats before booking.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.