Lauren Hales, LMHC, LPC

Lauren Hales is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 25 years of clinical experience. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce distress and restore a sense of control. Her work is grounded in compassion and straightforward skills that can be used day to day.

Lauren frames difficulties as gaps in experience or tools rather than personal failure. She listens first, then helps clients learn ways to notice thoughts, manage strong emotions, and shift patterns that cause pain. Her style blends clear strategies with space to process feelings.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood disorders, depression, bipolar, addictions, and issues around eating and sleeping. She also supports people dealing with relationship and communication problems, control issues, jealousy, isolation, and self-esteem struggles.

Lauren uses a mix of approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking, emotionally-focused methods to strengthen emotional awareness, and solution-focused techniques to set practical goals. Motivational interviewing helps when people are weighing change, and trauma-focused ideas guide recovery after harm.

Clients can expect a collaborative, skill-oriented process that emphasizes small, achievable changes. Lauren draws on hospital and independent practice experience to adapt strategies for each person’s life. She encourages persistence and celebrates progress along the way.

How these approaches can work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people notice how past bonds influence current emotions. It supports building more steady ways of relating and can clarify triggers like jealousy or control issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and work with strong emotional experiences to improve emotional awareness and expression in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She will adjust strategies over time so sessions stay focused and useful.

Specific session formats were not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow for flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. Some formats also let people choose whether to use video or audio depending on comfort and bandwidth concerns. The therapist combines structured tools and emotional work to help clients make practical changes that carry into everyday routines.