- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Lauren
Lauren Hales is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience. She focuses on practical skills and clear steps parents can use when life feels overwhelming. Lauren listens first, then helps people add tools that fit their daily life and values.
She bases her work on approaches that look at how relationships shape emotions and behavior. Lauren helps people understand patterns that repeat, and teaches ways to interrupt those patterns.
Background and approach
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to gently challenge unhelpful thoughts and build healthier habits. Lauren also draws on emotionally focused ideas to improve connection and warmth in close relationships. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies help people find realistic goals and small changes that add up.
Her style is down-to-earth and encouraging rather than judgmental. Her background includes years in hospitals and in independent practice across a range of concerns. That experience informs how she tailors strategies for stress, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, addictions, and parenting stresses.
She explains techniques in plain language and practices them together with each person. Clients can expect short, manageable steps, and tools they can use between sessions. Lauren aims to teach skills that increase emotional control, reduce reactivity, and improve day-to-day functioning.
She offers collaborative support as people work toward clearer goals and steadier routines.
What Lauren works with
Everything Lauren lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lauren helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Self-harm
Approaches Lauren lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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 relational and skills-based therapy work online
Attachment-based therapy emphasizes how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions. It helps people notice patterns in connection and develop safer, more trusting ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for managing anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and many daily stresses. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name emotions and improve how they connect with others, which can ease conflict and increase support.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which approaches to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client work face-to-face when longer conversations are helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching between sessions, or when writing feels clearer. These options help people fit sessions into busy parenting schedules and different time zones.
Questions people ask about Lauren
What issues does Lauren commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, addictions, and self-harm, among other issues. Parenting challenges and relationship or family-related stress are also focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and supportive, combining relational work with skills training. Sessions focus on listening first, then trying small changes and tools that fit everyday life.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of experience working in hospitals and independent practice, which informs how she adapts strategies to different concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices from Arizona.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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