Lauren Heenan

Lauren Heenan supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and changes around pregnancy and early parenthood. She helps with relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and the everyday strains that come with parenting and life shifts. Lauren aims to make first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.

She uses straightforward talking and reflection to help people make sense of what they are facing. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her, and practical ways to manage distress day to day. Lauren listens for patterns in relationships and mood, and works with clients to try out small changes between sessions.

Lauren has five years of professional experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. She brings that experience to conversations about trauma, grief and intimacy problems. Her background includes work on peri-natal mental health and postpartum depression concerns.

In sessions Lauren creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can say hard things and test new ways of coping. She draws on Client-Centred ideas to follow the client’s lead, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to try practical techniques, and psychodynamic thinking to look at past patterns that still affect the present.

People who come to her often want help with communication problems, family of origin issues, blended family challenges and fertility or fatherhood questions. She also supports clients working through grief, trauma and compassion fatigue. To begin, clients are invited to make a booking and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How Lauren’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s priorities. Online work with this approach means the counsellor gives time for the person to set the agenda and feel heard, whether they bring relationship worries, grief or confidence issues.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into patterns of thought and behaviour and tests small practical changes. Online sessions can use short exercises, thought records and manageable tasks that a person can try between meetings to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lauren works collaboratively to decide what feels most useful based on the client’s goals and preferences. That might mean focusing on practical CBT tools for panic or trying psychodynamic reflection to understand recurring relationship patterns.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find it helpful for keeping continuity of support while managing childcare, work or other commitments.