Lauren Lynch, AASW

Lauren Lynch is an Accredited Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and has 15 years of clinical experience in Perth, Western Australia. She works with adults and young adults dealing with stress, anxiety, eating and body image concerns, depression, trauma, identity and relationship difficulties. Lauren also supports people facing parenting strain, grief, career transitions and the practical effects of ADHD and compassion fatigue.

She often sees people who feel stuck in patterns such as overthinking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, avoidance or harsh self-criticism. Many clients come wanting to understand coping strategies that once helped but now get in the way of everyday life and relationships. Lauren explains what sustains those patterns and helps people find different ways to respond.

Her practice blends a few practical methods. Work may include noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts, learning emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills, and connecting day-to-day choices with personal values. For eating and body image concerns she uses approaches informed by recognised eating disorder care, and she attends to how trauma and identity shape behaviour.

Lauren is an Aboriginal and queer clinician who names cultural identity as part of the work. She welcomes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients, First Nations clients, LGBTQIA+ people and others from diverse backgrounds. That perspective informs conversations about identity, shame and belonging.

Sessions are collaborative and focused on realistic steps. Conversations tend to be direct and practical, with attention to skills that can be used between sessions to reduce overwhelm and improve communication at home.

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