Lauren Anzelone

Lauren Anzelone is an LCSW who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship strain. She works with adults and young adults, and supports parents navigating adolescent and foster-care challenges. Lauren draws on a strengths-based, collaborative style to help people tackle practical problems in daily life.

Lauren earned a Master of Social Work from East Carolina University and brings three years of post-licensure experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has worked with people affected by depression, trauma, mood disorders, and panic, and has supported those coping with addiction and compassion fatigue. She has also spent years supporting parents and foster parents managing challenging behaviors.

Her approach centers on listening first, then building on what’s already going well. She blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns and try new responses. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are used when clients want clear goals and short-term steps.

Trauma-focused work is part of her repertoire for people who have experienced abuse or physical trauma. Sessions emphasize safety, pacing, and practical coping skills rather than technical jargon. Lauren also brings experience with adoption and foster care issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, codependency, and postpartum concerns.

She offers therapy in English and practices in North Carolina. People who start with Lauren can expect straightforward conversation, concrete tools to practice between sessions, and a collaborative plan that reflects their priorities and values.

How Lauren Uses Practical Approaches Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experiences. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients decide what matters most to them. This approach supports people who need space to talk things through and build self-understanding.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Lauren uses CBT to help people identify unhelpful patterns and try small behavioral experiments. This can be useful for anxiety, anger, panic, and low mood.

Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to uncover motivation and plan achievable next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lauren will discuss options and tailor methods based on each person's needs, goals, and preferences. Decisions about pacing, focus, and tools are made together so the plan feels manageable.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking since specific formats aren’t detailed in the biography. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel and letting people schedule sessions around work or caregiving. Other practical benefits include using shorter check-ins when needed, avoiding video when bandwidth is limited, and keeping continuity of care when life is otherwise busy. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to suit an individual's situation.