Laurel Meine, LCMHC

Laurel Meine is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) with 30 years of experience in North Carolina. She focuses on helping people navigate major life changes and intense emotions. Her work often includes stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and addiction concerns.

She takes a warm, person-focused approach. Sessions aim to be practical and clear. Laurel listens for the patterns that make problems feel stuck and helps people try new ways of coping.

Her background includes long experience with LGBTQ+ clients, survivors of trauma, and those facing life transitions such as midlife change. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver strain, substance concerns, and relationship distress.

Laurel uses methods that center the person and their goals. She blends client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused work to help people shift unhelpful thoughts and rebuild connection with themselves and others.

In sessions she will help a person set small, manageable steps, practice new skills, and track what changes over time. The focus is on realistic goals that fit day-to-day life. People who want a steady, empathetic guide through challenging change often find this approach helpful.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the person's lead. It helps people feel understood and clarifies what they most want to change or keep in their lives.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test new ways of thinking and reduce anxiety or unhelpful behavior.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify core emotions and patterns in relationships. It can be useful for strengthening connection with others and for processing painful emotional experiences.

Finding the best approach is a shared process. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and recommend which methods to try first. That plan can change as you learn what helps most.

Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It often reduces travel time and can allow for shorter check-ins or more flexible scheduling. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking to be sure they meet your needs.