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Lauren Oates, LPCC

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationKentucky
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Lauren

Lauren Oates is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Kentucky who emphasizes a client-centered approach that adapts to each person's goals and strengths.

Background and approach

She draws on methods such as cognitive behavioral strategies, emotion-focused work, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help clients manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship concerns, grief, and other life challenges. With five years of professional experience in community mental health settings, she focuses on building practical coping skills while honoring the client’s own expertise about their life.

Her work aims to move beyond labels by using flexible, collaborative methods that address symptoms and foster broader wellbeing. Lauren supports people facing family and intimacy issues, parenting and career stress, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, anger and self-esteem struggles, and a variety of related concerns including body image, communication problems, and dissociation.

She frames therapy as a partnership that uses evidence-informed techniques to identify workable solutions and to strengthen resilience. Clients can expect an approach that prioritizes personal strengths and measurable progress, with an emphasis on tailoring interventions to individual needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all model.

Therapeutic approaches applied to online care

Lauren integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy into online work, focusing first on what the client wants to change and then using structured techniques to shift thoughts and behaviors. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and the client’s own goals, which helps shape a collaborative plan. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers practical tools and skill-building for managing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress.

She also draws on emotionally-focused elements when relationship or attachment issues arise, helping people identify and express underlying emotions to improve connection and communication. Throughout online engagement the therapist frames selection of methods as a shared decision, exploring which approaches fit a person’s needs, preferences, and goals rather than prescribing a single path upfront.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access ongoing support from Kentucky without rearranging daily life, and they allow work to continue consistently when in-person meetings are difficult. The combination of accessible formats and adaptable clinical approaches aims to make progress attainable within each client’s real-world context.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lauren commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and issues with sleeping, eating, anger, and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is person-centered and collaborative, blending client-centered therapy with CBT, EFT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to tailor work to each person’s goals and strengths.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Lauren has five years of professional experience, including work in community mental health settings providing services to individuals and families in need.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LPCC credential and is licensed in Kentucky with license number KY LPCC 246357.
In what language are sessions offered and are international clients accepted?
Therapy is offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionADHD

Additional focus areas

Body imageCo-morbidityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Kentucky

Languages

English

What Lauren can help with

Lauren Oates works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, grief, parenting issues, and coping with life changes.

How Lauren approaches therapy

Lauren's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Lauren is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor practicing in Kentucky, with 5 years of clinical experience.