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- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
About Lauren
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience, based in Arizona. Lauren Hales focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, mood and addiction issues, and relationship and self-esteem struggles. She uses attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused methods, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to address immediate problems and longer-term patterns.
Lauren frames difficulties as gaps in experience or skills rather than personal failure. She listens first, then helps people learn practical tools to shift unhelpful thinking and reactions. Sessions often include skills practice, perspective shifts, and discussion of how past patterns affect current choices.
Her clinical background includes work in hospital settings and private practice. That experience informs a mix of structured interventions and conversational work. Lauren highlights approaches that target neural and behavioral patterns to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
In sessions she may teach cognitive-behavioral strategies to change negative thought habits, use emotionally-focused techniques to address relationship pain, and apply motivational interviewing to support behavior change. Solution-focused methods are used for brief, goal-oriented work when clients want fast, practical gains.
Lauren sees therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people build a toolbox of skills they can practice between meetings. The emphasis is on concrete strategies that lead to clearer thinking and steadier mood over time.
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Approaches used in online sessions and what they do
Lauren commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused therapy in her work. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and negative thinking patterns. Emotionally-focused therapy concentrates on feelings and relationship patterns, useful for people dealing with attachment wounds, relationship distress, and intense emotions.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relational patterns shape current reactions. That approach helps people see repeating patterns and practice different ways of relating. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will review needs, goals, and preferences and decide together which methods to emphasize.
Confirm available session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some formats require less bandwidth or no camera, which can be useful for brief appointments or when a quieter setting is easier to arrange. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises used in cognitive, emotional, and motivational work to remote sessions so clients can practice skills between meetings.
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Areas of expertise
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Florida, Arizona
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, bipolar disorder, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and mood-related problems among other topics.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
The approach is mixed and practical, drawing on attachment-based therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of clinical experience, including time in hospital settings and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the credentials LMHC and LPC and practices from Arizona.
Can I work with her if I live outside the US?
She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.
Which session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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