About Laura
Laura Finney is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina with 12 years of professional experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career challenges, and adjusting to major life changes. She aims to make sessions feel open and nonjudgmental.
Clients can expect a calm, steady presence and straightforward conversation. The goal is to create space to share thoughts and feelings and to build steps that fit everyday life.
How Laura works
Laura draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address a range of concerns. She helps people manage panic attacks, social anxiety, mood issues, and the effects of past trauma. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, abandonment, attachment issues, and caregiving stress.
Practical problem solving is a regular part of her work. This includes improving communication, coping with chronic pain or illness, handling money stress, and exploring life purpose and career decisions. Sessions emphasize small, doable changes and clearer ways to respond when emotions run high.
Laura works with clients to set realistic goals and to track progress over time. She encourages collaboration so plans reflect each person’s needs and values. Therapy is paced to match what a person can manage in daily life.
What Laura works with
The areas below are the ones Laura selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear tools and skills. One approach helps people learn ways to manage intense anxiety and panic by practicing breathing, grounding, and small behavior changes to reduce fearful reactions. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and its effects so symptoms like avoidance, flashbacks, or strong shame responses become easier to handle and daily life feels more manageable.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to pick techniques that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions may blend methods and are adjusted over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day or to follow up between sessions. These options provide flexibility to match schedules and comfort with different ways of communicating.
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