Laura Moore, LCMHC
Experienced counselor who centers your story
Details
| Name | Laura Moore |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCMHC |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 25 |
About Laura
Laura Moore is a licensed clinical mental health counselor with 25 years of experience in North Carolina. She focuses on helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, anger, and self-esteem. She works with issues around intimacy, grief, and life transitions too.
Her approach centers on the client's story and strengths. Laura draws on narrative ideas to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking patterns.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques can help when avoidance or worry get in the way of valued living. Sessions are shaped by the person's goals. Conversations tend to be straightforward and collaborative.
Sessions include skill building, thought work, and rewriting problematic narratives into more helpful ones. Her background across clinics and community settings informs a down-to-earth style. She supports people coping with grief, trauma, body image concerns, and complex life stressors.
Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness, attachment and commitment issues, and kink-aware concerns. Laura offers in-person work in North Carolina and provides online options for people outside the area. She encourages parents and individuals who feel stuck to reach out and explore what a different chapter might look like.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Anger management among the things Laura works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Laura among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Laura directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Laura directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and acceptance approaches work online
The narrative perspective helps people examine and change the stories they tell about themselves, which can reduce shame and open up new choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches simple daily practices to accept difficult thoughts and commit to actions that match personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to shift patterns that cause distress.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, try different techniques, and adjust the approach based on what actually helps. This is a collaborative process aimed at learning what fits each person’s situation and preferences.
Online therapy offers a range of session formats to suit different needs. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is desired. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick updates, short coping tools, and maintaining momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work with a licensed professional across distances.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, grief, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting stress, career changes, and coping with life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is narrative-centered and collaborative, with straightforward conversations and practical exercises drawn from cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based approaches.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional work experience, including community and clinical settings that shaped a practical, down-to-earth approach.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is licensed as an LCMHC in North Carolina and practices from that state.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is available to work with international clients as well.
Which session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
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