About Lauren
Lauren Dawood is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and the ripple effects of trauma. Her work also supports those facing eating and body image issues, relationship strain, career stress, and low self-esteem.
She keeps sessions direct and personal. Conversations focus on the problems that matter most to each person and on practical steps that can be tried between meetings.
Background and approach
Lauren aims to listen without judgment and to adapt her approach to match a client's pace and goals. Her clinical style draws on client-centered work that centers the person’s own perspective. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns.
Dialectical behavior strategies and mindfulness practices are brought in when people need tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Lauren has worked in clinical settings for 11 years across multiple populations and concerns. That experience informs how she blends clear, skills-based work with supportive conversation.
She tends to structure sessions around present problems and small, achievable changes. People who reach out can expect a respectful, sensitive tone and a plan that reflects their life and priorities. Lauren invites questions about how therapy will fit into daily routines and what to try first during the early sessions.
Approaches and online therapy that fit your life
Client-centered therapy places your goals and perspective at the center of work. The therapist listens carefully and tailors sessions around what matters most to you, helping you shape a plan that feels right.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting thoughts and behaviors that make problems stick. It uses concrete exercises and homework to test new ways of thinking and acting, useful for anxiety, depression, and attention challenges like ADHD.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It teaches tools for regulating feelings, tolerating distress, and communicating more effectively.
Choosing the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and past experiences to decide which methods to emphasize. That collaborative process may shift as needs change over time.
Online work is offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and skills practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins, and messaging lets you share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep consistent contact while working toward your goals.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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