About Lauren
Lauren Porter is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with seven years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, mood instability, addiction, trauma, and relationship or parenting concerns. Her approach is respectful and nonjudgmental, and she focuses on each person’s goals.
Her sessions are warm and direct. She listens first, then helps people name patterns that cause pain. Together they build practical coping skills for day-to-day life.
How Lauren works
She uses tools from cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based methods to make changes that stick. Lauren also brings a background in emotionally focused and Jungian ideas to explore deeper feelings and relational patterns. That can help when emotions or past experiences get in the way of current relationships or work.
She balances insight with concrete strategies so people leave with both understanding and new skills. Therapy can include short skills practice, thought-work, mindfulness exercises, or deeper reflection on life stories. Sessions can be adjusted to meet different rhythms and needs.
The goal is steady progress toward clearer thinking and better coping. She offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging options. Lauren expects the person in therapy to be an active partner, and she helps clients identify barriers, set realistic steps, and try out new behaviors between sessions.
Lauren lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
What Lauren works with
The areas below are the ones Lauren selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, and it works well for stress, anxiety, and mood issues. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional responses and how they show up in relationships, which can help with connection and communication.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adjust as needed. That collaborative process helps find what actually works for the person rather than forcing a single method.
Online sessions can include live video, phone calls, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text can be useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support, and messaging lets people work at their own pace. These options make scheduling easier and allow therapy to fit into busy lives.
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