Lauren Dawood, LPC, LCMHC

Lauren Dawood is a licensed counselor offering support for stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma, and concerns related to LGBT identity. She also helps with eating and body image issues, relationship and career worries, and challenges like ADHD and compassion fatigue. Lauren practices in North Carolina and brings 11 years of professional experience to her work.

She uses practical, person-focused methods and adapts conversations to each person's situation. Sessions are meant to be collaborative - the client’s goals shape the pace and steps. Lauren emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every interaction.

Her approach combines clear tools and thoughtful listening. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help identify unhelpful thinking and change how someone responds to stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used for managing intense emotions and building coping strategies.

Mindfulness and client-centered techniques create space for noticing patterns and strengthening self-awareness. Solution-Focused Therapy supports short-term goal setting and practical steps when people want quick, concrete changes.

Lauren works with people affected by chronic illness, caregiver stress, attachment concerns, and complex presentations like dissociation or co-morbid conditions. She tailors plans for those coping with life changes or natural and human-caused disasters. The first sessions focus on understanding priorities and building a plan that fits daily life.

How Lauren’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, validation, and following the client’s lead. In practice this means sessions center on what matters most to the person and the therapist adjusts timing and topics to fit each individual. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses simple exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and many everyday worries. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication. Those skills can help with mood instability, overwhelming feelings, and building stronger coping routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the first sessions. Lauren works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, preferences, and life demands. She will suggest tools and a pace that fit the issues you bring and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

The therapist’s biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and let people practice skills in real-world settings between meetings. It also allows for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight and for using written exercises or mindfulness practices between sessions to support progress.