Laurie Kaufmann, LCSW

Laurie Kaufmann is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in North Carolina with 15 years of experience. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, and low self-esteem. Laurie meets people where they are and helps them take practical steps forward.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and build healthier habits. Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. Laurie treats sessions as a collaborative process where the person’s concerns guide the work.

Laurie also helps people facing codependency, communication problems, emptiness, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation. She supports those working through questions of life purpose and young adult issues. In sessions she focuses on concrete skills that can be practiced between meetings.

Her style balances short-term problem solving with attention to deeper patterns. Solution-focused techniques help break problems into manageable steps. Mindfulness tools are used to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Laurie encourages parents and individuals to try small changes first and build confidence from there. She aims to make each session useful and practical. If someone is ready to begin, she guides them through the next steps to set up the first meeting.

Approaches and how online therapy fits your life

Laurie often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is goal-oriented and useful for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns because it focuses on changing thought patterns and daily habits.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and building on each person’s strengths. That approach helps people feel seen and supports self-directed progress. Mindfulness Therapy is used alongside these methods to teach simple techniques for reducing reactivity and improving concentration.

Finding the right approach is a partnership. Laurie will work with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. The first sessions usually focus on clear, practical steps that can be tested between meetings.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which give flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video is good for full conversations, phone can fit a short break at work, and messaging works for quick check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while fitting into a busy life.