Lauren Fehlberg, AASW

Lauren Fehlberg is an AASW counsellor with 13 years' experience working in Australia. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, grief and parenting challenges. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at making everyday life feel more manageable.

Lauren uses a mix of therapies to suit each person's needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, attachment-based ideas and mindfulness. Sessions often centre on learning skills for managing intense feelings and improving day-to-day coping.

People come to her with a wide range of concerns, including depression, eating and body image issues, panic attacks, self-harm and low self-esteem. She also supports people facing life changes, loneliness, relationship communication problems and caregiver stress. The focus is on clear steps clients can try between sessions.

Her style is collaborative and calm. Lauren aims to create a respectful space where a person can talk about hard things and try out new ways of coping. She works with individuals to set goals that matter to them and to track small improvements over time.

For those supporting others, Lauren offers a listening ear and practical strategies for managing carer strain and related emotions. If you want to explore how to make everyday life a bit easier, she can help you identify priorities and plan next steps.

How therapy approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasises clarifying values and taking small, meaningful actions that align with what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and teaches practical strategies for changing them, which can help with anxiety, panic and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional reactions, and it helps people build new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with a client about their goals, preferences and challenges and together decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also gives space to practice skills in real-life routines and to bring current problems into the session for immediate problem-solving. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt these approaches to online settings to focus on skills training, emotional regulation and practical steps for everyday life.