Laurel Meine, LCMHC

Laurel Meine is a licensed clinical mental health counselor with 30 years of practice in North Carolina. She focuses on helping people through stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, and life transitions. Laurel aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for everyday life. Laurel draws on a mix of approaches and keeps sessions focused on what matters most to each person. She listens closely and helps clients set clear, achievable goals. Conversations tend to be direct, warm, and paced to the client’s needs. She has worked with a wide range of people, including LGBTQ+ individuals and those facing major life changes. Laurel also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver strain, and substance-related concerns. Her experience spans both emotional and practical problems. In sessions she helps clients name what’s happening, try new ways of coping, and build habits that reduce stress. She blends idea-based tools with attention to emotions and relationships. That mix helps when the struggle is both internal and linked to others. Laurel encourages small, steady steps rather than quick fixes. She helps people recognize patterns, try different responses, and track what works. The focus is on usable changes that fit daily life.

How Laurel's Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s perspective. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers empathetic listening, and helps people clarify their goals and values. This approach is useful when someone needs space to make sense of feelings and choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It uses simple experiments and practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, stress, and some addiction-related habits.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, helps people notice and shift strong emotional reactions and relationship patterns. It can be useful when emotions feel overwhelming or when connections with others need repair.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Laurel will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most.

Confirm the available session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people work from quieter surroundings or choose sessions that match their comfort with video or audio.