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Lauren Fehlberg, AASW
Australia
AASW social worker - anxiety and parenting
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Practical coping skills
About Lauren
Lauren Fehlberg is an AASW social worker with 13 years of experience working in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression and other life changes. She also supports concerns such as eating and self-esteem.
Lauren uses practical, skills-based work to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside ACT, DBT and mindfulness tools to help people try different ways of responding. Sessions focus on small experiments and clear steps rather than abstract talk.
In sessions she helps people manage panic, social anxiety and panic attacks with stepped strategies. Attachment-related worries, communication problems and relationship patterns are explored through attachment-focused approaches and behavioural techniques. For people coping with caregiver stress or isolation she offers ways to reduce overload and build short-term coping routines.
She also addresses body image, eating concerns, guilt and shame, and self-harm using structured skills and mindfulness practices. Work on life purpose, forgiveness and self-love combines values-based ACT work with practical activity planning. Lauren keeps goals concrete so progress can be reviewed between sessions.
Clients can expect a straightforward plan each week, exercises to practise outside sessions and clear discussion about what is working. The focus is on what will make daily life more manageable and on building reliable habits over time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Lauren commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot and change thoughts and habits that make anxiety or low mood worse. CBT sessions focus on clear steps, behavioural experiments and homework that can be done between sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify values and encourage small, values-based actions when feelings feel overwhelming. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how connection and early relationship patterns shape current interactions and helps people practise new ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which methods fit the person's needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative selection helps make sessions practical and focused on what the client wants to change.
Session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and travel. They also allow exercises, between-session tasks and brief check-ins to be integrated into everyday routines, such as shorter catch-ups during a lunch break or longer weekly sessions when more time is available. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt exercises to work well in remote sessions and help clients practise skills in real life.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression, eating concerns and self-esteem issues, plus related areas such as attachment worries and caregiver stress.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviour patterns and to test alternative responses through small experiments and homework tasks.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of experience working in counselling and social work settings in Australia and applies that experience to practical, skills-based sessions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed with the AASW and practices in Australia.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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, use the crisis numbers.