Rashel Lauret, LMFT

Rashel Lauret is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and low self-esteem. She frames therapy as practical work that builds everyday skills. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps people can use between meetings. Lauret draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice unhelpful thinking and shift patterns that keep problems stuck. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Mindfulness Therapy to help people stay grounded in the present. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change and Solution-Focused Therapy keeps attention on workable next steps. Her approach is straightforward and respectful. Conversations are calm and direct. She aims to make therapy feel understandable and manageable for busy lives. Rashel tailors a plan to each person’s situation and priorities. Sessions include practice of new skills and homework that connects therapy to daily routines. She checks in on progress and adjusts strategies as needed. With nine years of professional experience and an NC LMFT credential, she offers clinical experience in a range of family and relationship concerns. People who come to her often want concrete tools to reduce anxiety, repair communication, or find clearer direction in parenting and family roles.

How CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness work online

CBT helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT sessions often include short exercises and worksheets to try between meetings, which can speed up progress on anxiety or stress. DBT adds practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication. In teletherapy, DBT skills like grounding, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation can be taught, practiced, and reviewed during video or chat sessions. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and reducing reactivity to painful thoughts and feelings. Simple breathing and attention exercises are easy to learn in an online visit and easy to repeat during the week. Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus on changing thoughts, learning emotion skills, using mindfulness, or combining methods. Online formats bring practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face when schedules or distance make in-person meetings hard. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, skill reminders, or progress notes between longer sessions. These options help make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.