Lauren Krall, LPC

How attachment and skills work in online therapy

Lauren uses attachment-based ideas to help people notice how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses. That approach focuses on understanding attachment needs and building safer, more predictable ways of relating. It can be helpful for intimacy issues, abandonment worries, and family of origin concerns.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which centers the conversation on the person's experience and priorities. This style emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration so goals come from what the person values. Cognitive behavioral therapy is another frequent tool; it helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and addictive patterns.

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, then adjust methods together. This collaborative planning makes it easier to try strategies that fit the person's life and pace of change.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules. Video allows fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text messaging give brief check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily demands while keeping continuity of care.