Lauren Anzelone, LCSW

Lauren Anzelone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina. She focuses on clear, practical help for stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, addiction concerns, trauma, and depression. Lauren writes in a direct, caring way and aims to make therapy understandable for busy parents and young adults.

Lauren takes a straightforward, strengths-based approach in sessions. She listens first, then helps people set small, doable goals. Her work often includes practical strategies people can try between meetings. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods to reshape unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills.

Her background includes work with children, adolescents, adults with disabilities, and foster families since 2003, and she earned a Master of Social Work from East Carolina University in 2009. Lauren has three years as an LCSW and experience supporting people through trauma, mood disorders, postpartum depression, panic, and relationship struggles.

Lauren also supports issues tied to adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, codependency, communication difficulties, and compassion fatigue. She offers practical behavior-management coaching for parents and foster parents helping children with challenging behaviors.

Sessions emphasize collaboration and problem solving. Lauren aims to help clients find realistic, step-by-step changes that fit everyday life. She encourages hope while working with each person’s strengths to move forward.

Approaches that fit your life and schedule

Lauren uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety, panic, and mood problems. She also practices Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and building on each person's strengths to guide problem solving. These approaches are practical and focused on making small, real-world changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. This collaborative process aims to match the approach to the client's needs and preferences rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when writing is easier than talking. These options help people fit therapy into family life, work, or school schedules.