Lauren Dawood, LPC, LCMHC

Lauren Dawood is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, mood concerns, and relationship struggles. She works with clients who face trauma, eating issues, identity and LGBT questions, career stress, and attention or concentration challenges. Lauren emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in her work.

She uses a straight talk approach and tailors conversations to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client, with practical steps to manage symptoms and regain a sense of control. She draws on techniques from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral methods, and mindfulness to form a plan together.

Lauren has eleven years of professional experience and holds the LPC and LCMHC credentials. She is licensed in North Carolina and has worked across several care settings. That background informs a flexible practice aimed at realistic goals.

In sessions she helps people unpack patterns like attachment or abandonment concerns, codependency, and communication problems. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, dissociation, and mixed mood presentations. Practical skills and short-term strategies are often part of the plan.

Her style blends solution-focused work with DBT and mindfulness skills when emotional regulation or distress tolerance is needed. Lauren encourages collaboration: clients set priorities and she helps map the steps. The focus is on steady progress and workable coping tools.

How therapy approaches can work online

Client-centered therapy puts your goals first and focuses on listening and understanding. It helps when someone needs a space to talk through identity, relationship, or life transition concerns without pressure. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. It works well for mood concerns, stress, and eating-related issues. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills are useful for managing strong emotions, relationship conflict, and impulse-driven behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those aims. That collaborative process may mix client-centered listening with CBT or DBT skills as needed to meet practical goals.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier by reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to continue work during job changes, moves between cities, or periods with limited local options. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, skills training, and problem-solving tasks to work well in remote sessions so progress can continue even when meeting remotely.