- Collaborative approach
- Family and parenting focus
- Skills oriented
About Lauren
Lauren Bunting is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) who aims to make people feel seen and heard. She creates a warm, collaborative space where clients can talk through their experiences and work toward changes they want. Lauren draws on a decade of experience in school counseling plus clinical counseling work to guide her approach.
She uses straightforward conversation and practical tools to address stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Sessions focus on strengthening communication, building coping skills, and increasing self-awareness. Lauren pays attention to attachment patterns and how they show up in relationships.
Her work often centers on concrete skills clients can use between sessions. That can include practicing new ways to talk about needs, trying behavior experiments, or developing routines to manage mood and panic. She aims to help people notice what already works and build from those strengths.
Lauren values collaboration. She partners with clients to set goals that match their values and daily life. Progress is tracked in small, doable steps instead of big promises.
Clients describe topics that come up in her work as including blended family issues, communication problems, panic attacks, self-harm concerns, and mood disorders. Lauren brings patience and practical focus to each conversation while keeping the client's goals central.
How her approaches translate to online work
Lauren uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in ways that fit well with remote sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening carefully and following the client's lead, which helps build trust even when people meet online. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to try between meetings, which suits a session-by-session online format.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lauren collaborates with each person to decide whether client-centered conversation, CBT techniques, or some DBT skills would best match their goals and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is made and needs change.
Confirm the exact session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also supports doing worksheet work, emotion regulation practice, and communication exercises between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises so work continues between sessions and applies directly to everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, self-esteem issues, and family-related concerns. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, blended family issues, communication problems, panic disorder and panic attacks, mood disorders, and self-harm.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and collaborative, centered on client-centered and solution-focused work. She pairs listening with practical skills from approaches like CBT and DBT to help people change patterns and manage symptoms.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience overall, including more than ten years as a school counselor and over three years of clinical counseling experience.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LPC credential, Licensed Professional Counselor, and her listed location is Missouri.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on therapist availability.