Lauren Stone

Lauren Stone is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and has ten years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, grief, and coping with major life changes. Lauren also lists life purpose among her focus areas.

She uses a mix of approaches to help people talk through what feels stuck. Client-Centred work puts the person’s perspective first and encourages them to bring topics to sessions rather than being directed. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and practical skills to reduce distress. Psychodynamic ideas help uncover repeating patterns from past events that still affect day-to-day life.

Sessions are conversational and aim to make unhelpful patterns clearer. Lauren helps clients notice how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and then tries out different ways of responding. She also explores how past experiences can shape current relationships and reactions.

Her practice includes work with issues linked to attachment, abandonment, chronic illness or pain, caregiver stress, isolation and communication problems. She can support people dealing with divorce or separation, guilt and shame, forgiveness, hoarding, and coping after disasters.

Lauren expects clients to be active in the process and treats them as the expert on their own life. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Lauren uses different approaches in online work

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of sessions and supports people to explain what matters to them. It helps when someone needs a space to speak and reflect without being directed by the counsellor.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and offers practical skills to reduce stress and anxiety. It is useful for managing symptoms and testing small changes in day-to-day behaviour.

Psychodynamic work explores repeating emotional and relationship patterns that may come from earlier life events. This can help explain why certain reactions keep occurring and how they affect current relationships.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss different methods and agree on what to try based on the person’s goals and preferences. Sessions can mix styles as needs change, and clients are treated as active collaborators in choosing the focus.

Confirm the specific session formats available before booking by using the online options. This will also give details about scheduling and the subscription payment model. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving or daily routines, and some formats are more suited to brief check-ins or quieter conversations while others suit longer, in-depth reflection.