Lauren

Miss Lauren Chin

Licensed Professional Counselor

“My aim is to guide clients towards empowerment in a sometimes overwhelming world where genuine connection, adaptability, and self-compassion have become quite relevant in managing day-to-day lives. I work with clients to highlight their individual strengths in a safe non-judgmental space. I am LGBTQ+ affirmative.”

About Me

I offer a safe, non-judgmental space where we can explore life's challenges together. Together, we cultivate genuine connection and self-compassion to navigate an often overwhelming world. We will focus on highlighting your unique strengths, helping you build adaptability for daily life. As an LGBTQ+ affirmative counsellor, I ensure all parts of you are truly welcome. This approach helps you feel more empowered and resilient.

Approach

Together, we translate insights into manageable steps, gently balancing reflection with practical action so progress feels steady rather than overwhelming. In Petaling Jaya or via online sessions in English or Malay-Indonesian, I keep sessions paced to your rhythm—short experiments, grounding practices and focused conversations that often continue as easy reflections or check-ins between meetings. I track patterns, resource strengths, and pace work carefully when trauma or grief arise, while supporting identity and relational shifts. This approach tends to suit people seeking steady, collaborative change.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Stress Management

    Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

Works With:

  • All ages

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Career Issues

    Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.

  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • LGBTQI+ Support

    The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.

  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Licensed Professional Counselor

    A counselor licensed to provide professional mental health services including assessment and therapy.

Credentials

Registrations

Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia

Licensed and Registered Counsellor

Qualifications

Monash University Malaysia

Service Areas

Meraky Counselling Services

In-person & Online

Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Malaysia