Lauren Daoust

Lauren Daoust is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who aims to make therapy feel approachable and straightforward. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and focuses on helping people find steady ways to cope. She balances practical tools with compassionate listening so clients can start feeling a little better each week.

She brings six years of clinical therapy experience and prior work in hospice and hospital social work. That background shaped how she notices both emotional and physical shifts during sessions. Lauren pays attention to how stress shows up in the body as well as the mind.

Her style is collaborative and responsive. Sessions begin with a simple conversation about what matters most, and then she works with each person to set small, realistic goals. She uses a mix of approaches that includes Trauma-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and cognitive behavioral techniques.

Lauren often helps people manage anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting-related stress, and feelings of isolation. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and life changes.

The first meeting is meant to be low pressure and practical. Clients can expect clear, steady support and concrete steps to try between sessions. To begin, follow the site’s Start Therapy process and schedule a first appointment.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on gently processing difficult memories and reducing their hold on daily life; in online sessions this can mean paced conversations, grounding techniques, and practical skills to manage strong feelings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people build more secure ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then try approaches that fit. That collaborative process helps decide what techniques to use and how to adapt them to online meetings.

The profile does not state specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before scheduling. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow a quick check-in during a break. It can also let people choose audio-only or video depending on comfort and bandwidth, and it supports consistent weekly work even when life gets hectic.