Lauren Cooper

Compassionate, collaborative therapy with practical tools

LMHC Indiana

Experience: 5 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Lauren

Lauren Cooper is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who draws on several evidence-informed approaches to help people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma. She combines Client-Centered care with cognitive-behavioral techniques to tailor sessions around each person’s goals and strengths.

Background and approach

With five years of clinical experience, Lauren pays attention to how past relationships and attachment patterns show up in current life, often addressing issues such as abandonment, codependency, family of origin concerns, and communication problems. Her practice also includes work with gender dysphoria and LGBT-related concerns, body image and shame, and reactions to abuse or domestic violence.

Lauren incorporates narrative strategies and elements of EMDR and DBT when appropriate, helping clients make sense of painful memories, manage intense emotions, and build practical coping skills. Based in Indiana, she offers a collaborative, nonjudgmental approach that centers the client’s preferences and priorities while drawing on structured methods to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.

Integrating proven approaches through online care

Lauren blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in remote sessions to address unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping strategies while keeping the client’s goals and values central. CBT focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, and panic, while Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration to create a supportive space for growth.

She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities; DBT offers concrete skills for managing intense feelings and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Together these approaches allow for both structured skill-building and compassionate, individualized care. Finding the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process - the therapist will work with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, preferences, and goals rather than assuming one path works for everyone.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and for matching the mode of communication to a client’s comfort. These options make it easier to access consistent support from a licensed professional while accommodating varied routines and life demands.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lauren commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and LGBT-related issues, and also focuses on areas like body image, attachment difficulties, and panic symptoms.

What is Lauren’s therapeutic style like?

She practices a client-centered approach combined with techniques from CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Narrative Therapy to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Lauren has five years of professional experience working with a range of concerns and age groups in clinical settings.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LMHC licensed in Indiana with license number IN LMHC 39004462A and practices from that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or accept international clients?

Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available with Lauren?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsDissociationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameJealousyLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Narrative TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Indiana

Languages

English