About Lauren
Lauren Gallagher is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania. She brings 10 years of experience in mental health settings and aims to create practical, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strains, and ADHD.
She trained at The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and has worked in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient and partial programs, school-based settings, and in-home services. That range means she has seen many different situations and can draw on varied clinical experience.
Background and approach
Lauren uses a person-centered, integrative approach. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and move at a steady, useful pace. She describes her style as supportive, caring, and warm, and emphasizes collaboration so clients help set goals and direct sessions.
Her work often involves common concerns like trauma and abuse, parenting stress, family conflict, self-esteem struggles, mood issues, and impulsivity. She also addresses adoption and foster care topics, attachment and blended family issues, body image, codependency, and communication problems. Therapy sessions commonly use practical methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, solution-focused strategies, and trauma-focused care.
Lauren aims to teach skills, offer encouragement, and help people find clearer ways forward during difficult transitions. People who prefer straightforward guidance and a collaborative tone may find her style helpful. She supports clients through emotional and life changes with steady, goal-oriented work.
Approach-driven care through online therapy
Lauren blends cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy into clear, actionable work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and impulsivity. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice difficult feelings, clarify values, and take steps toward a meaningful life despite discomfort.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lauren collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Sessions often mix techniques so goals are practical and progress is measurable, and the client helps decide pace and focus.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and detailed work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, reflections between sessions, or ongoing support without scheduling a full call. These options give flexibility for busy days, work breaks, or when taking smaller steps toward change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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