About Laura
Laura Noel is a licensed clinical social worker with seven years of experience supporting people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and stress. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that help in daily life.
Her style is warm and straightforward, and she aims to help clients notice strengths and try small changes that add up over time. Her approach blends several well-known methods to match each person’s needs.
How Laura works
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and commit to meaningful actions. Attachment-focused work is used to look at patterns that come from early relationships.
Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented. Conversations include skill-building, reflecting on patterns, and practicing new ways to respond to hard feelings. She emphasizes collaboration so people feel part of planning and decision-making about their care.
Laura has clinical experience with grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and body image concerns, parenting stress, blended family issues, codependency, and forgiveness work. She also supports those coping with bipolar symptoms, anger, and major life changes. Her background in North Carolina informs her practical, down-to-earth style.
People meet with her by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Initial steps are simple: start the online intake, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time that fits.
Laura lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and then take small, committed actions that match those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and getting unstuck by shifting focus from fighting feelings to living a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns. It often helps with depression, anxiety, and stress by giving clear tools to try between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laura collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. Over time she adjusts techniques based on what helps most, so therapy remains responsive and goal-directed.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make attending easier. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people share updates and practice skills between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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