Lauren Anzelone, LCSW

North Carolina · 3 years in practice

Lauren Anzelone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people in North Carolina manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and trauma.

License and registration

LCSW, North Carolina: C012300 · expires July 2027
NPI: 1265973374 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 3
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Lauren

Lauren Anzelone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people in North Carolina manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and trauma. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her style is collaborative, patient, and strengths-based.

Lauren draws on three years of clinical experience alongside a longer history of supporting people in community settings. She uses straightforward methods like cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and solution-focused steps to set small, achievable goals.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She often supports people navigating parenting challenges, adoption and foster care issues, and young adult transitions. Lauren also works with those facing compassion fatigue and the emotional impact of physical or emotional trauma.

She uses trauma-focused techniques when past events affect daily life. Lauren blends Motivational Interviewing to help with change and decision-making, and she centers the person’s strengths when planning next steps. Expect a respectful, nonjudgmental tone and clear options for coping between sessions.

She explains tools in simple language and practices them collaboratively. People who prefer direct, practical guidance tend to find her approach helpful. Lauren aims to meet people where they are and build plans that fit their routines.

She holds an LCSW credential and practices in North Carolina.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Lauren lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Anger management
Self esteem
Addictions
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Adoption and foster care
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Codependency
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Forgiveness
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Lauren names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so clients can identify their own solutions and build confidence. This approach helps when someone needs a safe space to sort out feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches simple skills to shift unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will check in about goals, try techniques together, and adjust plans as needed. Clients and the therapist decide what fits best based on needs and preferences.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text work well for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or adding support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Lauren address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and related issues like addictions, self-esteem, postpartum depression, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is collaborative and strengths-based, using clear, practical steps and conversational problem solving to make progress together.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She holds an LCSW and brings three years of clinical experience along with a longer history supporting children, adolescents, adults with disabilities, and caregivers in community settings.

Where is she licensed and based?

Lauren is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and practices with that credential in the state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start therapy with her?

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