Laureen Thomas , LCSW

Laureen Thomas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with 20 years of professional experience. She specializes in helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate relationship challenges, work through trauma and abuse, and cope with grief and loss.

Laureen approaches each person as the expert of their own story, building on the strengths they already possess to address life’s difficulties. She emphasizes practical coping skills and supportive collaboration, helping clients identify resources and strategies that fit their circumstances. Taking the initial step to begin therapy can require courage, and Laureen acknowledges and honors that decision as an important move toward change.

Her practice is client-centered and strengths-based, focused on listening carefully and working together to set achievable goals. Laureen aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where people can clarify their priorities, process painful experiences, and develop tools to manage symptoms and improve relationships.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Laureen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the concerns a client brings. One common approach focuses on building practical coping skills to reduce stress and manage anxiety, teaching strategies that can be used in daily life to improve mood and functioning. Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed care that helps people process difficult experiences and lessen the impact of past abuse or post-traumatic symptoms in ways that respect a person’s pace and readiness. A third focus addresses grief and relationship challenges by supporting emotional processing and improving communication patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Laureen works with each person to identify goals, assess what feels most helpful, and adjust the plan as progress unfolds. This shared decision-making helps ensure the therapy fits the client’s needs, values, and preferences.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video or phone, plus options for live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into a busy life or to connect from different locations. These formats allow clients to access licensed professionals and continue consistent work on goals without sacrificing convenience.