Works with
How Lauren works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC-MHSP
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lauren
Lauren Herman is a licensed professional counselor with 13 years of experience working in Tennessee. She focuses on stress, anxiety, motivation, and building self-esteem and coping skills. Lauren aims for a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate approach.
She meets people where they are and helps them take practical steps forward. She treats each person as the expert in their own story and looks for existing strengths to build on. Sessions are tailored to the individual rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Conversation and goal-setting are adjusted to match what the client needs and prefers. Lauren often helps people manage anger, depression, grief, and trauma by teaching clear coping strategies. She also works with concerns around addiction, body image, and relationship struggles.
Practical skills for handling panic, social anxiety, and obsessive thoughts are part of her toolkit. Her practice pays attention to attachment issues, family of origin concerns, codependency, and communication problems. She supports people facing fertility stress, eating and food-related issues, and the isolation that can come with life changes.
Work on self-love, guilt, and finding life purpose is available when needed. Therapy with Lauren moves at a realistic pace and focuses on usable strategies. She encourages small, sustainable changes and checks in on what is working.
Taking the first step is acknowledged as courageous, and she aims to make the process manageable and clear.
What Lauren works with
Everything Lauren lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lauren's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
How evidence-based techniques translate to online therapy
Lauren uses straightforward, evidence-based approaches that focus on teaching skills people can use right away. One common method she relies on breaks problems into small steps and teaches practical coping skills for anxiety, panic, and anger. These skills help when strong emotions feel overwhelming and give clear actions to try between sessions.Another helpful approach centers on exploring patterns in relationships and attachment. This work looks at how early experiences shape current reactions and communication, and it helps people try new ways of relating and setting boundaries. These techniques can reduce shame and improve self-esteem over time.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lauren will talk with each person about their goals, test techniques in sessions, and adjust plans based on what helps. The aim is to choose methods that fit the person's needs, preferences, and day-to-day life.
Online therapy with Lauren offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for deeper conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel and let people pick the format that best supports their progress.
Questions people ask about Lauren
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, and relationship struggles among other concerns. Additional focuses include body image, eating issues, and attachment problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is practical and compassionate, with an emphasis on helping people build coping skills and confidence. Sessions are tailored to what each person needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and independent practice. That experience includes work across a range of mood, anxiety, and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is licensed in Tennessee as LPC-MHSP, which identifies her credential and state of licensure.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time and works with people located where her Tennessee licensure applies.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Different formats allow for shorter check-ins or longer conversations as needed.
How do costs and subscriptions work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Pricing is tied to that subscription structure rather than single-session fees.