About Hurey
Dr. Hurey Hughes is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience practicing in North Carolina. He holds an LCSW and has also been licensed in Virginia.
He centers his work on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, career concerns, and relationship strain, including issues related to LGBT identity and ADHD. He aims to make sessions straightforward and judgment-free. He invites clients to talk about what matters most and to set goals that feel realistic.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than jargon or complicated theory. In therapy he uses tools from cognitive behavioral work to identify unhelpful thought patterns. He also draws on dialectical behavior strategies for managing intense emotions and on motivational interviewing to support change when clients feel stuck.
These are used in ways that match a client's goals and pace. Dr. Hughes offers a direct, collaborative style.
He listens first, then suggests techniques clients can try between sessions. He encourages small experiments that build confidence and reduce overwhelm. People often seek him out for life transitions, coping with trauma, intimacy and sexual concerns, parenting stress, and work-related challenges.
He also supports those facing issues tied to adoption and foster care, kink and alternative sex cultures, and sexual health topics. The focus is on clear steps forward and practical coping skills.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Dr. Hughes commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify and change patterns of thinking that feed anxiety and low mood. CBT focuses on practical steps and short experiments that can reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy ideas to help people manage intense emotions and interpersonal stress. DBT-style skills teach techniques for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication in strained relationships.
Motivational interviewing is used when change feels difficult or stalled; it helps people clarify their own reasons for change and build motivation in a respectful, nonjudgmental way.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. He collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, pace, and preferences. Together they review what’s helping and adjust techniques as needed.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video sessions allow for a more traditional conversation, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to schedule care around school, work, or other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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