About Lauren
Lauren Pernell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She has six years of experience helping people talk through stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and life changes. Lauren meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps rather than long theory-heavy sessions.
She has counseled children, adolescents, and adults in both group and individual settings. That range gives her experience with different ages and formats, including group work for adults managing anxiety, depression, and trauma-related symptoms.
Background and approach
She also offers individual support for people facing ADHD challenges, career transitions, and family conflict. Lauren draws from several evidence-informed techniques when planning sessions. She uses short-term, goal-focused methods to help people find immediate relief and also brings trauma-informed skills when past events affect daily life.
She works on communication skills, coping tools, and strategies for smoking or vaping cessation when those concerns arise. Sessions aim to be straightforward and activity-focused. Lauren helps people set small, achievable goals and practices skills in session that they can use between meetings.
She pays attention to life stage concerns like midlife changes, caregiving stress, and workplace strain. People who prefer clear steps, concrete coping tools, and a blend of group and one-on-one options may find her approach a good fit. All sessions are conducted in English and arranged according to the scheduling process of the therapy service.
How evidence-informed methods translate to online care
Lauren routinely uses solution-focused work to help people set clear, short-term goals and build steps toward them. This approach is useful for stress, workplace problems, and making concrete life changes because sessions focus on what works now and next.She also applies elements of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral techniques to address how past experiences affect current thoughts and reactions. That work helps with anxiety, PTSD-related symptoms, and improving day-to-day coping by practicing new responses in session.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helping and what feels manageable.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats aim to provide flexibility and accessibility while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English