About Laureen
Laureen Thomas greets people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship trouble. She focuses on practical support and steady listening. Laureen names strengths people already have and helps them use those strengths to move forward.
Laureen is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in North Carolina with 20 years of professional experience. She emphasizes that the person who knows their life best is the client, and she builds on what already works for them.
Background and approach
Her approach is straightforward and encouraging, aimed at helping people take small, usable steps toward relief. In sessions she addresses anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and grief and loss. She also helps people with communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, and workplace stress.
Laureen works on symptoms like panic attacks, social anxiety, and mood struggles by focusing on what helps day to day. Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then suggests ways to try different coping skills and new habits.
Conversations are aimed at real-life changes - better communication, clearer boundaries, and more self-compassion. Laureen invites people to take the first step when they are ready. She supports the scheduling and matching process and helps clients set realistic goals.
The work tends to move at a pace that feels doable for each person.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Laureen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional safety. One common approach she uses helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and panic attacks - it teaches breathing, grounding, and steps to reduce worry in the moment. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and abuse by pacing the work and building skills to manage emotional upset so memories feel less overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Laureen listens to a person’s concerns, goals, and daily life, then suggests strategies to try together. She checks in regularly to see what helps and adjusts the plan as needed so the work matches what the person needs and prefers.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels helpful. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support quick check-ins, reflections between sessions, or more frequent brief contact. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent amid a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English