Lauren Spencer, LPC

Lauren Spencer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who uses cognitive behavioral therapy alongside relational approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. She blends practical tools with reflective conversation so clients leave sessions with clear steps they can try between meetings.

Lauren brings six years of counseling experience and a background that includes yoga and spiritual practice. She describes therapy as a place to understand how symptoms fit into a person’s life story and to learn skills that reduce distress. Sessions mix body-focused techniques, talk therapy, and meaning-making exercises tailored to each person.

Her work addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem and body image issues, attachment and abandonment wounds, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also helps with career stress, parenting-related strain, panic attacks, social anxiety, and communication problems. Lauren incorporates approaches that aim to strengthen emotional connection and improve everyday coping.

Clients can expect an approach that emphasizes practical change alongside deeper personal work. Lauren introduces tools for managing symptoms, practices for self-soothing, and ways to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. The goal is to build lasting skills that support recovery and growth.

She offers therapy using several session formats to fit different schedules and needs. Lauren welcomes people who want a mix of concrete strategies and reflective exploration as they navigate hard moments and seek more satisfying relationships and a stronger sense of self.

How Lauren’s approaches translate to online therapy

Lauren often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-focused, which makes it easy to try skills between sessions and measure progress.

She also draws on attachment-based and client-centered methods to address how relationships and emotional patterns shape a person’s life. Attachment work looks at patterns of closeness and distance, while client-centered work prioritizes the person’s own experience and pace. These approaches can help with intimacy issues, abandonment wounds, shame, and self-esteem concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lauren collaborates with each person to choose strategies that match their goals, preferences, and current needs. That might mean combining CBT exercises with reflective conversation about relationships or using calming body practices alongside talk-based interventions.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let the therapist and client use visual cues for relational work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, journaling, or support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep progress moving forward.