Lauren Cooper, LMHC

Lauren Cooper, LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor), brings five years of clinical experience supporting children, adolescents, young adults, and families through times of stress, loss, and transition. She encourages people to approach therapy with honesty and compassion for themselves, offering a calm, nonjudgmental space where difficult feelings and complicated histories can be explored. Lauren centers her work on collaboration - therapy is guided by what each person or family needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan - and she has specific experience with children and teens ages 5 to 17, young adults, and a variety of family systems including biological, foster, adoptive, and chosen families.

Her practice focuses on trauma and abuse, anxiety and panic, grief and depression, and concerns common within LGBTQ+ communities such as gender dysphoria and body image distress. Lauren also attends to issues like attachment and abandonment, codependency, communication struggles, dissociation, and the emotional effects of domestic violence and family-of-origin wounds. She offers practical, evidence-informed support while honoring each person s pace and goals. Lauren is available for appointments in the evenings and invites those who are ready to take a first step to match with her today and begin a collaborative process toward change.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Lauren uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, compassionate space where individuals and families lead the conversation about what matters most to them. This approach emphasizes empathy and collaboration, helping people feel heard while they clarify goals and make choices about change.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and gently shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT is often useful for addressing anxiety, panic, depression, and body image concerns by offering practical skills for managing symptoms.

For clients working through trauma, Lauren incorporates EMDR-informed strategies when appropriate to support processing of distressing memories and to reduce the emotional intensity those memories can carry. EMDR can be helpful for people coping with abuse, complex trauma, and related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is a joint process - Lauren will work with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. Online therapy offers flexibility, allowing sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into evening schedules and varied lifestyles while maintaining consistent contact with licensed professionals and therapists who can support healing and growth.