Laurie Carlton , LPC

Laurie Carlton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and issues around relationships and intimacy. Laurie speaks plainly in sessions and helps clients take practical steps toward change.

She believes clients are the experts on their own lives and draws on their strengths to tackle hard problems. Laurie works with people facing grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and challenges like anger, impulsivity, and codependency. She also supports those dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.

Sessions typically use straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy combined with mindfulness practices. Laurie helps clients learn skills for managing overwhelming feelings, breaking unhelpful patterns, and improving communication. She keeps interventions simple so they can be used between sessions.

Laurie is familiar with concerns common to parents and those experiencing relationship strain, though she sees individuals rather than groups or families. Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort. People who want clear strategies and a supportive guide tend to fit well with her style.

She offers sessions in English and practices in Georgia. Laurie recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and aims to make the process direct and manageable. She encourages prospective clients to reach out when they are ready to take the next step.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Laurie often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people recognize unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. CBT focuses on concrete exercises and brief experiments that fit well into online sessions.

She also incorporates dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT techniques help when feelings feel overwhelming or when impulsive behaviors cause problems. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside these methods to build awareness of the present moment and reduce reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Laurie works together with each person to choose which methods feel most useful based on their goals and day-to-day life. She adjusts pacing and homework so the work fits each client's needs and comfort level.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer options for quieter or non‑camera conversations. The variety of formats supports continuity of care when travel or work makes in-person appointments difficult.