Lauren Ripley, LPC
Warm, direct counseling that centers your story
Details
| Name | Lauren Ripley |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Missouri |
| Licensed in | Missouri |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Lauren
Lauren Ripley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. She greets people with straightforward, relatable care and encourages clients to notice small successes. Lauren emphasizes honesty and support while helping people talk through tough moments and set goals.
She earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2016 and has seven years of clinical experience. Her background includes work in college counseling centers, rehabilitation programs for substance use, and independent practice settings.
Background and approach
These roles shaped her skill helping people cope with depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and relationship struggles. Lauren often uses Narrative ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered work. Sessions focus on telling your story, naming what matters, and finding practical steps forward.
She keeps conversations direct and warm, using positivity and humor when appropriate. She helps people address a wide range of concerns, including grief, self-esteem, ADHD, eating issues, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related challenges. Additional interests include attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, and gender dysphoria.
She also supports people navigating difficult life changes, family problems, and communication difficulties. In session, Lauren centers clients’ strengths and values. She sees clients as experts on their own lives and collaborates to set clear, manageable goals.
Her style is honest and encouraging, aimed at helping people feel more capable and clear about next steps.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Grief, Self esteem, Depression among the things Lauren works with, alongside the areas below.
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Lauren among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Lauren among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Lauren among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Lauren among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Lauren among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Lauren among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Lauren among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Lauren directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Lauren directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT translate to online sessions
Lauren often combines Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centered approaches. Narrative Therapy focuses on separating the person from the problem by mapping stories and spotting alternative meanings, which can help with issues like identity, shame, and relationship patterns. ACT encourages naming values and taking small, value-driven steps even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present, and it tends to help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered work emphasizes listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are so they feel heard and respected.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods, check what helps, and adjust the plan as needed so the approach matches real needs and life circumstances.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good when visual connection matters for conversation and nuance. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a work break. Live chat and messaging work well for brief reflections, ongoing check-ins, or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives while preserving a consistent relationship with a licensed professional.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with many issues including grief, depression, anxiety, ADHD, addiction, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, eating issues, anger, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct, relatable, and warm. She emphasizes honesty, uses positivity and humor when useful, and helps people tell their story and set practical goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working in college counseling centers, rehabilitation centers for substance use, and in independent practice settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and practices there.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy match?
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