Lauren Daoust, LCSW

Lauren Daoust is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin. She brings a calm, steady presence to sessions and aims to help people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. Her manner is warm and nonjudgmental, and she focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings.

Lauren draws on six years as a therapist and earlier work in hospice and hospital social work. That background shaped how she notices both emotional and physical signs of distress. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps them find small, doable ways to feel better.

Her work uses common-sense tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to address anxious thoughts, low mood, and trouble sleeping. She also uses attachment-based and client-centered methods to help people understand relationships and build self-compassion. Mindfulness practices are introduced when they fit the person’s needs.

Sessions begin with a relaxed conversation about current concerns and goals. Lauren emphasizes collaboration - she and the client decide together which strategies to try. She explains options plainly and helps people track progress over time.

People can connect by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability. To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Lauren often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers step-by-step ways to test and change unhelpful thinking. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and low self-esteem. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and taking meaningful action despite discomfort.

She sees the choice of approach as a team decision. The therapist and client review goals and try methods together, adjusting what they do based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to tailor care to each person’s needs and preferences over time.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different situations. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quicker way to check in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help people keep therapy going around work, family, and other commitments.