I am an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist who believes in the value of creating a warm and welcoming environment to assist a personalised and collaborative approach to therapy.
In sessions, we will work together to identify and understand how unhelpful behaviours and thinking patterns may be contributing to your emotional distress, focusing on where you can make change to help you to achieve your therapy goals.
CBT Runcorn
Hello, I’m Lauren
Empower your mind, transform your life and unlock your potential through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
What do my Clients Think?
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Lauren has been a tremendous support to me, having found myself in completely unchartered territory where I was depressed as a result of severe work-related stress and a negative/critical boss. Under her guidance, I have moved forward in leaps and bounds and now recognise the importance of self-reflection and talking about issues/concerns. I have come out of the process much more self-aware and a much improved work-life balance.
AM, May 2024
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I was referred to Lauren following a road traffic accident, which had triggered a particularly debilitating bout of OCD. I have struggled with severe OCD for 32 years, during which time it has pervaded every aspect of my life – personally and professionally. By the time I was referred to Lauren in August 2023 I was at a very low ebb. Two things struck me immediately about Lauren. The first was her calm and friendly manner. Lauren has a lovely manner with people, and a deep compassion and empathy. This made talking through things which have been very traumatic for me so much easier, because she listened and understood. The second was the depth of her knowledge and understanding about my condition. Lauren could articulate the reasons for my behaviours to me in a way that made absolute sense, which then formed the basis of strategies which we used to counter the behaviours. Over the past few months Lauren has helped me change and adapt my behaviours, enabled me to understand my condition much better, and reduced my compulsive behaviours dramatically - in a way that I had not thought was possible, and which has been truly liberating. Lauren: you have given me a big part of my life back, for which I will always be grateful.
TC, January 2024
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Before starting therapy with Lauren I honestly wasn’t sure whether therapy would be the sort of thing that could help me. I was in quite a bad place and felt really confused and anxious so I was concerned that having to speak to someone about my mental health would make that even worse. However in hindsight I do feel that the techniques and ways of thinking that I learned through my therapy sessions have made a real difference, and have given me the resources I need to take control of my mental health a bit more. The therapy sessions I’ve had have been very relaxed and casual, not heavily anxiety-inducing situations like I would have feared before starting therapy. Lauren has been a big part of that because she was able to discuss these sensitive topics without coming across as in any way judgmental, which put my mind at ease and allowed me to engage in the sessions without feeling anxious or self-aware. I’m glad that I decided to give therapy a try as it has turned out to be a lot more beneficial than I expected based on my understanding of therapy before the sessions began.
RG, March 2024
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I experienced work stress, that led to me taking a few weeks out and I wanted to find ways to better cope with my work environment. The build up of events was probably 6 months before I reached the point where I needed time out. My stress started to impact my friendships and relationships as I felt I was withdrawing and becoming distant. I found the experience of working with Lauren to be very positive. Lauren creates a safe space, where I felt comfortable to share the challenges, I was facing without having the feeling I was being judged. Our sessions forced me to stop and appraise my feelings and then start to explore the drivers and what I could do to improve. I was in a difficult place when I started my journey and whilst challenges remain, I feel better equipped to cope because of the sessions.
JF, November 2023
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Working with Lauren has honestly changed my life. When I came to Lauren, I was barely eating anything, as my phobia of eating different foods was controlling my life. I didn’t know how I would ever get through it, and I was dreading things like Christmas/Birthdays and anything that included food. CBT has completely retrained my thoughts, and Lauren’s methods were unbelievably effective. A few months later, I’m so happy to say I have just enjoyed many amazing meals over my birthday and Christmas without any stress or anxiety at all. I can’t believe how different my life is now, and I never thought it would be possible to have gotten here. My CBT sessions with Lauren were the best decision I ever made!
EH, December 2023
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For stress awareness month we wanted to provide our teams with some tools to help them manage stress. We met with Lauren to discuss what this could look like and from that meeting she created a selection of tailored workshops. The workshops were hosted online and in-person and had high levels of engagement from a wide variety of people in our team, it was so valuable to be able to provide our team with practical advice on tackling stress. Lauren came across as very knowledgeable and created an environment where people felt safe to share their thoughts and experiences. We look forward to working with her again in the future.
d3t Ltd, May 2023
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After struggling with social anxiety and depression for years, CBT has honestly helped me tremendously. With only occasional feelings of anxiousness and unease, I can now live my life with much more ease and less worries. My therapist, Lauren, made me feel at ease from the start and was very professional, warm and friendly. She came up with different ways to help me deal with anxiety which proved to be effective. I learned different methods on how to deal with anxiety in situations and that my thoughts were always inaccurate or false. I gained much-needed confidence in public and around people. Overall, I am completely satisfied with my therapy and would recommend CBT to anyone.
FS, April 2023
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Mid-January i found myself struggling with anxiety, far greater than I ever had before. I couldn’t leave the house without want to be sick or having a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. I had various social events planned as I was turning 40 and fear completely overtook me. I went away for a weekend with friends and had to return early as I had panic attack being in a busy high street. That was the straw as they say. I had researched CBT as a type of therapy and reached out to Lauren (on a Sunday), explaining what was going on and she immediately found an appointment for me. From the moment that I met Lauren I felt calm. I knew I had a long way to go but I also knew that I would feel ‘more myself’ at some point again. Lauren worked with me to understand what was happening and we walked through the safety behaviours that I had normalised. I was constantly preparing myself for the anxiety to hit. Lauren was able to demonstrate with some breathing techniques how I was creating anxiety for myself, rather than just letting my body and mind take the reins. From the first session, Lauren had a response of ‘so what’ that at first I didn’t hear. However, I now bring that into play if I feel like I am having a moment of anxiety. So what if i feel a little sick, so what if my plans don’t quite work out, so what if I'm not 100% in control at all times. It’s quite liberating to not only say it but now feel that way. Lauren played a monumental part in getting me to a place that not only do I not rely on quick fix remedies like Propranolol and Rescue Remedy sprays/pastilles, I actually believe that I can stop myself from feeling like I'm sinking when a little nerves kick in. Nerves are completely normal! I still carry a cue card that Lauren gave to me to write things down that would give me a positive outlook, rather than expecting the worst. Thank you for helping to find ME again Lauren :)
AD, May 2024
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