Lauren Fehlberg

Lauren Fehlberg uses evidence-informed talking therapies to help people navigate eating concerns and related emotional challenges. She brings 13 years of experience in Australia to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. Lauren aims to create a calm, respectful space where people feel heard and able to try new ways of coping.

Lauren works with stress, anxiety and depression alongside grief and major life changes. She also supports people facing body image struggles, low self-esteem and eating or food-related difficulties. Her approach is grounded in helping people build skills rather than offering quick fixes.

In sessions she combines strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy, among other approaches. This mix helps people notice difficult thoughts, test unhelpful patterns and make small changes that fit their life. She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to help with connection and relationship patterns.

Lauren holds AASW credentialing, which she uses alongside her practical experience. She typically works collaboratively, setting goals together and reviewing progress as therapy continues. Her style is direct but compassionate, aimed at helping people regain steadiness and a clearer sense of purpose.

To begin, Lauren recommends a straightforward intake and an open conversation about what the person most wants to change. From there she and the client plan realistic steps and tools to try between sessions.

How Lauren's approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and struggles around eating or body image. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with small behavioural experiments, which can reduce avoidance and improve mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness, helping with stress and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lauren will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and then try techniques that suit those aims. The process is collaborative - the client and therapist review what helps and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

Specific session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to work on skills and real-life experiments between meetings, so progress can be practiced in everyday settings.