Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
How Lauren works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lauren
Lauren Oates is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Kentucky. She brings five years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and relationship concerns. Sessions are aimed at practical coping and clearer communication so daily life feels more manageable.
Lauren uses a person-centered approach that centers the client's goals and strengths. She listens first, then suggests steps that fit each person's situation.
Background and approach
She can blend techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address thoughts, feelings, and patterns that keep problems stuck. Many people find her style direct but warm. She helps clients develop new skills for handling anger, sleep problems, eating concerns, and work stress.
She also supports people facing grief, major life changes, or issues linked to identity and relationships. Lauren has experience from community mental health work and brings practical problem-solving to sessions. She uses mindfulness exercises and motivational interviewing when helpful to build motivation and reduce reactivity.
Her aim is to make therapy understandable and useful, not overwhelming. Sessions are offered in English by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Lauren works with individual adults on issues such as ADHD, trauma, body image, family conflict, and intimacy-related concerns.
She encourages people who are unsure about starting therapy to try a brief conversation and see if it fits.
What Lauren works with
Everything Lauren lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lauren's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- ADHD
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lauren lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How specific approaches shape online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's goals and strengths, with the therapist following the person's lead and helping shape practical steps that fit their life. This approach works well for people who want validation and help building on what already works for them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing new skills. It is useful for anxiety, anger, sleep issues, and mood concerns because it breaks problems into small, actionable steps.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and shift emotional patterns that affect relationships and intimacy. It can be helpful when emotion-driven reactions create repeated conflict or distance.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, comfort level, and pace. Sessions may combine elements from different approaches so the plan fits real life rather than a checklist.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can help people keep momentum between meetings, share updates, or use therapy in brief moments during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or school routines while still using evidence-based techniques.
Questions people ask about Lauren
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and trauma-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and practical. She listens first, then offers tools from approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has five years of clinical experience, including work in community mental health settings where she supported people facing a range of life challenges.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, credentialed as LPCC, and practices in Kentucky.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.