Hi, I’m Lauren.

Velvet Blades exists because I know what it’s like to be stuck inside a pattern you can feel but can’t quite name.

To keep circling the same emotional or relational experiences, sensing that something important is being missed, even after insight and reflection.

I’ve lived on that side of the blade.

I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and I’ve always had a strong drive to make meaning out of experience,

as a way to be able to understand it fully, including the parts that are uncomfortable or difficult to sit with.

I’m currently completing a Bachelor of Psychological Science, a path I chose after spending much of my life trying to understand patterns.

Why people do what they do, why certain dynamics repeat, and what tends to sit underneath behaviour when things don’t change despite effort or awareness.

Psychology gave me language and structure for what I had already been observing intuitively.

Velvet Blades emerged through years of personal work across counselling, psychology, intuitive exploration, spiritual inquiry, and deep meaning-making.

What became clear is that I have a particular ability to see patterns quickly and accurately,

and to name the underlying root in a way that makes sense and lands.

I feel and notice things early.

Emotional undercurrents, unspoken dynamics, and subtle shifts are easy for me to recognise.

As an artist, I often process information visually and symbolically.

My psychological training helps me ground those perceptions in observable patterns of behaviour and experience.

Over time, these ways of seeing sharpened into what is now Velvet Blades.

Velvet Blades is focused on clarity.

The work is intuitive, grounded, and direct, without being harsh.

Using the information you share when you book, I look at what has been repeating, what feels stuck,

and what has remained difficult to fully understand, even after reflection or support.

I pay close attention to pattern, language, and emotional tone, and I name what I see as clearly and precisely as possible.

The intention is for something to click, like a missing piece that has finally fallen into place.

Each reading is created specifically by me for you.

There is no scripting, templating, or generic interpretation.

I take my time with the work and offer it in written or audio form so it can be absorbed at your own pace and preference.

You may find this work valuable if you:

Notice emotional or relational patterns that keep repeating

Have reflected deeply or spent time in therapy, yet still feel like you're missing something

Value clarity over reassurance

Appreciate direct insight delivered with care

Prefer depth and precision rather than surface-level explanation

This work is for understanding why something keeps happening, not just learning how to cope with it.

Velvet Blades is contained and reflective by design.

It may not suit those seeking prediction, ongoing dialogue, or step-by-step guidance.

The work doesn’t aim to tell you what to do or make decisions for you.

It offers clear insight that you can take away, recognise in real time, and work with independently.

My intention is that you gain understanding you can carry forward, rather than needing to return again and again.

Disclaimer

Velvet Blades is not therapy, counselling, or psychological treatment.
I am not a registered psychologist, counsellor, or therapist, and I do not offer diagnosis or clinical intervention.

I am also not a psychic or predictive practitioner.

Readings are intuitively produced and grounded in lived experience, pattern recognition, and evidence-based psychological theory.

They are reflective in nature and open to personal interpretation.