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- Stress and anxiety
- EMDR and mindfulness
- Parenting challenges
About Lauren
LMFT in California with 25 years of clinical experience, Lauren Purcell helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She works with adults who need practical support for mood and relationship concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and focus on clear, steady progress.
Lauren uses a mix of conversation-based and experiential approaches. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to each person. She also uses EMDR for trauma-related memories and mindfulness techniques to build calmer, steadier responses to stress.
Her style is straightforward and focused on what people want to change. Sessions often include talking through recent problems, noticing unhelpful patterns, and practicing skills that can be used between meetings. She pays attention to attachment and communication patterns that affect relationships and parenting.
Over a long career she has supported people dealing with loss, separation, guilt, and social anxiety. She can help caregivers who are burned out and people who feel isolated or unsure about their life purpose. Her approach integrates psychodynamic ideas about past relationships when that helps make sense of current problems.
Practical steps are emphasized in therapy. Lauren will help set goals, try techniques in session, and suggest small experiments to try between meetings. To start, readers are invited to use the site process to match and schedule a first session.
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How her methods translate to remote work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in the room. The therapist follows what the client brings up, listens closely, and uses conversation to clarify goals and options. This approach helps with stress, relationship problems, and parenting concerns by prioritizing the client's priorities.EMDR is a structured approach for processing distressing memories. It uses guided attention and bilateral stimulation alongside talk work to reduce the emotional charge of specific memories. This method is often used when trauma or painful memories are blocking daily functioning and relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether EMDR, mindfulness practice, psychodynamic reflection, or a Client-Centered direction fits best. That choice is based on the client's needs, goals, and preferences rather than a one-size plan.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can adjust pacing and techniques to suit a remote session so people can work on coping skills, processing loss, or addressing relationship patterns without rearranging their whole day.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and parenting challenges, plus related issues like attachment, guilt, and social anxiety.
How does she approach therapy?
She uses Client-Centered Therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas. The work blends conversation, skills practice, and targeted interventions for trauma when appropriate.
How much clinical experience is there?
She has 25 years of professional experience working with mood, trauma, and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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