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Lauren Krall, LPC

  • Experience17 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Lauren

Lauren Krall is a Pennsylvania-licensed counselor (LPC) with 17 years of clinical experience supporting adults through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and a range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on a mix of evidence-informed strategies to tailor care to each person’s situation, helping clients explore underlying patterns such as attachment dynamics, abandonment wounds, body image concerns, and family-of-origin issues. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and respect for each client’s pace and perspective.

Lauren commonly uses Internal Family Systems-informed ideas alongside client-centered and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people identify difficult feelings, shift unhelpful thinking, and develop practical coping skills. She also incorporates skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and attachment-based work when helpful for emotional regulation and relationship repair.

Clients can expect a supportive, nonjudgmental space that frames therapy as a team effort. Lauren aims to help people build awareness, strengthen communication, and create sustainable change across areas such as parenting, career stress, eating and body image concerns, and mood instability.

She practices in Pennsylvania and conducts services in English.

Integrating therapeutic approaches in online care

Lauren often blends Internal Family Systems ideas with client-centered therapy to help clients explore conflicting internal voices and to provide an accepting, empathetic environment where concerns can be voiced and examined. Internal Family Systems focuses on identifying parts of the self and understanding how those parts interact, which can be useful for processing trauma, attachment wounds, and patterns like perfectionism or self-criticism.

She also uses client-centered techniques that prioritize the client's experience and autonomy, and cognitive-behavioral strategies to offer concrete tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT skills are commonly applied for managing anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes, while the client-centered lens helps clients feel heard and supported throughout the process.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the collaborative work in therapy. The therapist will help clients identify which methods feel most helpful based on goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, and may adjust strategies as progress unfolds. This shared decision-making helps tailor sessions to what matters most to the individual.

Online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow flexibility for people balancing work, family, or geographical limits. These options make scheduling easier and provide multiple ways to engage in therapy so clients can choose the format that best fits their life and therapeutic needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Lauren help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns like eating problems, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and family stressors.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, blending Internal Family Systems-informed perspectives with cognitive-behavioral and emotion-focused skills to address thoughts, feelings, and relational patterns.
How long has she been practicing?
Lauren has 17 years of professional experience working with a variety of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is licensed as an LPC in Pennsylvania with license number PA LPC PC005841 and provides services while based in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English