- Stress and anxiety
- EMDR and mindfulness
- Parenting support
About Lauren
Lauren Purcell is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, and relationship difficulties. Lauren also focuses on life purpose, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and social anxiety. She conducts sessions in English and practices in California.
Lauren’s approach emphasizes clear, practical conversations. She listens to what feels most pressing and helps people sort priorities and next steps. Sessions often include talking through relationship patterns, managing difficult moods, and addressing parenting concerns in concrete ways.
Her work draws on client-centered methods to center the person’s experience, psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns, and mindfulness techniques to build present-moment awareness. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with clients who have trauma-related symptoms.
Clients can expect straightforward, steady guidance rather than promises of quick fixes. Lauren pays attention to how past experiences shape current choices and helps people practice new ways of relating and coping. Many bring questions about meaning after a life change, and she helps people consider options without steering them toward any single path.
Sessions are arranged through an online matching and scheduling process. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Before booking, confirm the current session formats offered.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person says, helping them clarify priorities and feel better understood. It is useful for people sorting out life purpose, relationship decisions, and emotional overwhelm.Mindfulness Therapy teaches small practices to notice thoughts and body signals without judgment. These techniques can help reduce anxiety and manage mood between sessions.
EMDR is used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge. It is often applied when past events continue to disrupt day-to-day functioning or relationships.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That can mean blending approaches over time and checking in about what helps.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten commutes, and allow sessions during a lunch break or between errands. Some approaches lend themselves to a routine weekly check-in, while others may focus on shorter skill practices between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, and relationship difficulties. Additional focus areas include life purpose, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and social anxiety.
How does she approach feeling stuck or unsure what to do next?
She uses clear, practical conversations that explore current priorities and patterns. Techniques may include client-centered talk, psychodynamic reflection, and mindfulness exercises.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, relationship, grief, and parenting concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.