- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Laura
Laura Smith is a licensed clinical mental health counselor with eight years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and relationship concerns. She works with individuals facing trauma, issues related to LGBT identity, sleep or eating concerns, anger, and mood differences like bipolar.
Her tone is calm and practical and she aims to make the first steps easier for worried parents and adults. She keeps sessions warm and respectful.
Background and approach
Laura listens first to understand each person’s situation. Then she and the client decide on small, concrete goals and ways to try them between sessions. She offers straightforward feedback and focuses on what can change now.
Her approach blends several evidence-based techniques to fit each person’s needs. That can mean practicing new coping skills, looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, and talking through family or relationship routines that cause stress. She adjusts methods to match what a client prefers and what actually helps.
Laura works with people around parenting questions and family strain, helping parents sort routines, boundaries, and communication. She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, and long-term mood concerns by helping them build steady daily habits and clearer ways to ask for support. Sessions are available in English and are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
She practices in North Carolina as an LCMHC and has experience across a range of common life challenges.
What Laura works with
Everything Laura lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Laura helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Laura uses evidence-based techniques that emphasize practical skills and clear goals. One common approach focuses on recognizing and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood; it teaches concrete exercises to test thoughts and try alternative responses. Another approach centers on building emotion and behavior skills to manage intense feelings and conflict, with step-by-step practice for calmer reactions and steadier routines.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Laura works with each person to identify goals, test methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps. She explains options in plain language and invites clients to give feedback so the work stays relevant and manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions can fit a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when written reflection feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy family and work routines.
Questions people ask about Laura
What concerns does Laura commonly help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting questions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, sleep and eating issues, anger, and bipolar mood challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are described as warm and practical. She listens first, then helps set small goals and teaches coping skills that clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with a range of concerns and client situations, including trauma, bereavement, and parenting difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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