Lauren Stone, BACP

Lauren Stone is a counsellor with ten years of experience who offers a calm, attentive space to talk through worries. She works with adults on problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She is registered with the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).

Lauren uses practical talking approaches that help people understand how past events affect them now. Sessions focus on noticing patterns of thinking and behaviour, and on building small skills to feel steadier day to day. She aims to be curious without judgement and to reflect what each person brings to the room.

Her approach draws on Client-Centred ways of working to follow each person’s experience and pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Psychodynamic ideas are offered to look for repeating patterns that started earlier in life.

Lauren also uses mindfulness techniques to help with overwhelm and to develop steadier attention. She supports people coping with family and relationship strain, caregiver stress, life changes, and chronic illness or pain. Other concerns she commonly helps with include attachment issues, feelings of emptiness, shame, and difficulty communicating.

She encourages people to treat therapy as a collaborative process. Sessions are practical and conversational, with the aim of helping people feel more able to manage day-to-day challenges and make clearer choices about next steps.

Approaches used in online counselling and how they help

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's experience, helping them speak about what matters without feeling judged. It is useful when someone needs space to make sense of feelings and to build confidence in their own choices.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and teaches practical skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. It helps people experiment with different responses and test what works in daily life.

Mindfulness Therapy supports learning simple attention and breathing practices to calm intense feelings and notice unhelpful reactions. It can help with stress, overwhelm and managing chronic pain or long-term health issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through your goals and preferences and try methods together to see what fits. This collaborative stance means plans can change as needs and circumstances become clearer.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits. If you need to avoid being on camera or you have limited bandwidth, these practical needs can be discussed when arranging sessions. Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how appointments will be held.