Lauren Burns, BACP

Lauren Burns is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also helps with grief, addiction concerns, parenting strain and coping with major life changes. Lauren explains things plainly and focuses on helping clients feel steadier and more able to cope. She uses a client-centred style that keeps the person’s own pace at the centre of sessions. That means conversations are shaped around what feels most useful to the client. Lauren also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect present patterns, and on psychodynamic and existential thinking to help uncover deeper meanings behind distress. Her approach aims to build self-compassion and stronger self-understanding. Sessions include practical coping strategies alongside space to reflect on emotions and past experiences. The goal is to leave therapy feeling more confident and better equipped to manage everyday challenges. Lauren holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP in her credentials. She has four years of professional experience that include independent practice and volunteer counselling in the NHS. That background informs a flexible, empathetic way of working. People usually find the process collaborative and gradual. Lauren will move at a pace the client can manage and focus on tools that fit real life. When someone is ready, she helps them plan next steps and develop skills to rely on after therapy ends.

How these approaches can work online

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and patterns formed early in life. Online sessions can help identify how those patterns affect current relationships and guide changes in how someone connects with others. Client-centred therapy emphasises listening and following the client’s pace; online conversations can provide the same respectful, non-judgemental space for people to talk through what matters to them. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, gives practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can be taught and practised in remote sessions to manage anxiety or low mood.

Choosing the right blend of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice may shift as therapy progresses, and the client helps steer what feels most useful.

Confirm the exact session options before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let conversations continue across different locations, which helps people maintain momentum while juggling day-to-day responsibilities.