Lauren Harnett

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ABOUT LAUREN HARNETT

I am a trauma-informed counsellor, executive and mentor coach, and performance specialist who works with high-functioning individuals and couples navigating pressure, responsibility, and high expectations.Much of my work supports athletes, leaders, and professionals who appear capable on the outside but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck internally. I help clients understand how trauma, chronic stress, attachment patterns, and identity shape performance, relationships, and decision-making—often without their awareness.My clinical approach integrates evidence-based trauma treatment (including EMDR), attachment-informed counselling, and performance psychology. I focus not only on symptom reduction, but on helping clients restore internal safety, emotional regulation, and a grounded sense of self that is not dependent on achievement or external validation.Clients often come to me when:• Anxiety, emotional reactivity, or shutdown is affecting performance or relationships• Past experiences continue to intrude through overthinking, avoidance, or hyper-vigilance• They feel disconnected from themselves or their partner despite “doing all the right things”• Confidence feels fragile or tied to outcomes rather than internal stability• Faith, values, or identity feel misaligned or strained under pressureI work with individuals and couples who want depth, clarity, and meaningful change—not quick fixes. My style is calm, direct, compassionate, and structured. I aim to create a space that feels both psychologically safe and growth-oriented.Where clients desire it, I offer faith-sensitive counselling that respects spiritual beliefs without imposing them, recognizing the role faith can play in resilience, meaning, and healing.At the core of my work is this belief: true performance, leadership, and intimacy are sustainable only when the nervous system is regulated, the past is integrated, and identity is secure.