Laurie Kaufmann , LCSW

Laurie Kaufmann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with 15 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate grief and loss, address depression, and build self-esteem and confidence. Laurie also supports parenting concerns and motivation, and she works with issues such as codependency, communication difficulties, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose and self-love.

Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based - she views each person as the expert on their own story and helps them draw on their existing resources to move through challenges. Laurie integrates practical, evidence-informed techniques including client-centered listening, cognitive strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts, mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness, and solution-focused methods to set achievable goals. This blend allows her to tailor sessions to the needs of young adults and others facing mood concerns, relationship struggles, or transitions in life.

Laurie recognizes that beginning therapy often requires courage, and she aims to offer encouragement and clear support for those taking that first step toward change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Accessible Online Care

Laurie Kaufmann draws on client-centered therapy, which centers the person's perspective and values and helps build a trusting, collaborative working relationship; this approach is helpful for people seeking understanding and a supportive space to explore their concerns. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical method that examines how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact and offers tools to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood difficulties. Additionally, mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to increase moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which can support stress management and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Laurie works with clients to identify which methods best match their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. She takes a collaborative stance, adjusting techniques as progress is made and as needs change.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit care into a busy schedule or to access a licensed professional from home or another convenient location. These formats provide flexibility in frequency and timing, and they allow therapists and clients to focus on practical strategies and ongoing support in ways that suit the client’s daily life.