- Stress and anxiety
- Anger management
- Parenting support
About Laura
Laura Smith is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with eight years of experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, and LGBT issues. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings to manage reactions and day-to-day challenges.
She uses familiar, evidence-based techniques to help people notice patterns and try new responses. That can mean looking at thoughts that fuel anger or frustration, practicing skills for calmer conversations, or mapping out triggers and safety plans after trauma. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with concrete tools to test between appointments.
Her background includes work with people affected by family conflict and sexual assault, and counseling across a range of emotional concerns. Laura draws on a mix of approaches such as cognitive behavioral work and dialectical behavioral ideas to address intense feelings and relationship problems. She also uses person-centered and narrative elements when it helps someone make sense of their story.
In session she helps people set short-term goals and builds small, repeatable practices. That might look like breathing and grounding exercises, thought records, role-play for difficult conversations, or step-by-step plans to sleep better and reduce irritability. Progress is tracked by what actually changes in daily life.
If someone wants to begin, they use the site questionnaire and schedule an initial meeting. Sessions operate through the platform subscription, which can be canceled at any time.
How evidence-based techniques are used online
Laura draws from cognitive behavioral ideas that look at thought patterns and how they affect feelings and actions. That work focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying alternative responses to reduce anger, anxiety, or low mood.She also uses elements of dialectical behavioral approaches that teach practical skills for handling intense emotions. Those skills include simple distress-tolerance moves, emotion regulation strategies, and steps for improving conversations when tensions run high.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods most likely to fit. That collaborative process may involve trying a couple of techniques and adjusting based on what helps in day-to-day life.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. People often find it simpler to practice skills between sessions when meetings fit their usual routine.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, parenting, grief, LGBT concerns, eating and sleeping issues, trauma and related problems.
What is her style of working in sessions?
She takes a conversational, goal-focused approach and offers concrete tools and skills to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience providing counseling to people with a range of emotional and interpersonal concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - practicing in North Carolina.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original profile does not list specific formats.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.