Lauren Burns, BACP

Lauren Burns approaches therapy with a focus on self-compassion and honest exploration of personal history, believing that accepting one’s story is a powerful step toward change. With four years of experience working in private practice and as a volunteer counsellor in the NHS, she offers a warm, client-centered practice that adapts to each person’s needs. Lauren integrates person-centered, existential, and psychodynamic ideas to tailor therapy to what helps each individual most, drawing on those frameworks to explore emotions, patterns, and meaning.

She works with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, addiction, and the stresses of life transitions, with particular experience supporting young adults. Her approach aims to build a stronger, more accepting relationship with the self while equipping people with practical coping strategies and insights that support everyday life. Lauren emphasizes a collaborative pace, listening closely to what a person needs and working steadily to uncover root causes and break unhelpful patterns.

Holding BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - Lauren combines clinical grounding with a compassionate, non-judgmental stance. She seeks to empower people so they feel more capable outside of therapy, while providing steady support through the journey of growth and change. Whenever someone feels ready, Lauren is prepared to begin that work alongside them.