Counsellor profile
Lauren Lynch, AASW
Australia
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker - Eating and mood concerns
Continue with LaurenWhere Lauren stands
- Credentials
- AASW
- Registration
- AASW, Australia / 461419
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Australia
About
- ACT and CBT
- DBT skills
- Eating disorder care
About Lauren
Lauren Lynch is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AASW) based in Perth, Western Australia, with 15 years of experience. She works with adults and young adults who struggle with people-pleasing, overthinking, shame, perfectionism, emotional overwhelm and patterns that used to help but now hold them back. Lauren lists codependency among her focus areas and often sees how it links with relationships, identity and self-worth.
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions may include noticing the patterns that keep someone stuck and learning skills to manage intense emotions. Lauren uses clear, manageable steps rather than abstract theory. Conversations focus on what the person wants to change and small actions that support that change.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills and attachment-based ideas. That mix is used to reduce avoidance, improve communication, and reconnect people with their values. Eating and body image concerns are addressed alongside anxiety, trauma and control issues rather than in isolation.
Lauren has specific experience in eating disorder care and is noted as an ANZAED eating disorder clinician in her background. Her work pays attention to how identity, culture and belonging shape recovery and coping. She identifies as Aboriginal and queer and says she aims to work in ways that respect cultural identity.
People who come to her often want straightforward, practical steps to change painful patterns. Lauren focuses on building emotion regulation skills, clearer communication and actions that match a person’s values and goals.
How sessions work
How Lauren uses ACT, CBT and attachment work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate behaviour and focuses on actions that reflect personal values; it can help with people-pleasing and getting unstuck from old coping habits. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical steps to reduce anxiety, shift unhelpful thinking and change avoidance. Attachment-based ideas pay attention to how early relationship patterns shape current expectations and communication, which is useful for intimacy issues and codependency patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to try techniques from these methods and adjust what’s used based on what feels useful, achievable and relevant to their goals. That means experimenting with skills, noticing what helps, and changing direction if needed.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm session types before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people try therapy without rearranging large parts of their schedule. An appropriately qualified therapist will discuss practical arrangements, session length and what to expect when the first appointment is scheduled.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating and body image issues, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, parenting stress, career change and codependency-related patterns.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her work is practical and collaborative, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques and DBT skills alongside attachment-based ideas to build emotion regulation and improve communication.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with experience in eating disorder care and related presentations.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with the AASW and practises in Australia, based in Perth, Western Australia.
Can I see her if I don’t live in Australia?
Sessions are offered only to people based in Australia; international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options with the service before booking to know whether in-person, phone or video sessions are available.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; check the subscription details for exact pricing.
How do I begin with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.