About Lauren

I don't believe therapy needs to fit neatly into one approach. I draw from different therapeutic frameworks depending on what you're experiencing, what feels most helpful, and where we are in our work together.

Some sessions may involve looking more closely at your relationships or earlier experiences, while others may focus on what's happening in your life right now or on practical ways to manage something you're struggling with. We'll figure out together what feels most useful for you.

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships and experiences can influence the way we connect with others, express our needs, respond to conflict, and experience closeness or distance in relationships.

We might notice what tends to happen when you feel rejected, disconnected, unsure of where you stand, or afraid of losing someone. Understanding these reactions can help you respond to yourself and your relationships in ways that feel safer and more secure.

Narrative therapy helps us explore the beliefs you've developed about yourself through your experiences, relationships, and the messages you've received throughout your life.

Instead of assuming something is simply "wrong" with you, we can look at how these beliefs took shape and whether they still fit. This can create room to see yourself with more compassion and decide what you want to carry with you going forward.

DBT offers practical strategies for managing intense emotions, getting through difficult moments, communicating more effectively, and navigating relationships.

We may bring in DBT skills when you want something concrete to try outside of therapy, whether that's setting a boundary, managing an overwhelming emotion, or responding differently in a difficult situation.

CBT helps us notice the connections between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours, especially when anxiety, self doubt, avoidance, or overthinking start to take over.

From there, we can look at what tends to keep those cycles going and practise responding in ways that feel more helpful, realistic, and supportive of what you want for yourself.