Therapist profile
Lauren Dawood, LPC, LCMHC
North Carolina
LPC and LCMHC - anxiety and codependency focus
Continue with LaurenWhere Lauren stands
- Credentials
- LPC, LCMHC
- License
- LCMHC, North Carolina / 10647; LPC, Wisconsin / 8624 - 125
- NPI
- 1922424530
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- North Carolina
About
- Anxiety and stress
- Codependency concerns
- CBT and DBT methods
About Lauren
Lauren Dawood is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 11 years of clinical work. She practices in North Carolina and helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, mood concerns, relationship struggles, LGBT issues, eating concerns, and trauma.
She focuses on practical, conversational work rather than long lectures. Sessions tend to look like focused talk plus concrete skills to try between meetings. Lauren listens to how life feels for each person and uses approaches that match those needs.
Her approach draws on client-centered work, so the person’s perspective guides decisions in the room. She also uses cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and DBT skills to manage strong emotions and urges. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are added when they fit the goals.
Lauren has supported people through major life changes, workplace strain, caregiving stress, and struggles with identity and attachment. She also works with issues that commonly overlap, like codependency, body-image concerns, and ADHD alongside mood symptoms.
In sessions she talks through small, manageable steps and helps people test what works in their everyday life. New clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session so they can start with a clear plan.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s own goals and perspective. Online sessions using this approach focus on listening closely and shaping each meeting around what feels most important to the client that week. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. Through online meetings a therapist and client identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice small behavioral experiments between appointments to test new ways of coping. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance. In an online setting DBT skills work can include brief in-session coaching, skill practice, and planning exercises to use during difficult moments.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose which methods to try based on goals, symptoms, and what fits daily life. That decision can change over time as progress is made and new needs appear.
The biography does not specify particular session formats here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings around work, family, or medical appointments, and may allow shorter check-ins or phone-only meetings when video is not convenient. Discuss format preferences when you schedule the first session so sessions can be arranged to match routine and practical needs.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Wisconsin
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, eating concerns, LGBT related issues, codependency, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She combines client-centered listening with concrete skills from CBT and DBT to address emotions and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with people on a range of mental health and life concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the LPC credential and the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina. She also has licensure in Wisconsin noted as WI LPC and NC LCMHC.
Can I work with her if I speak another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to be sure they meet your needs.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.