Audra Vance, LPC, LCMHC
North Carolina · 27 years in practice
Audra Vance is a licensed counselor with 27 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting pressures, low self-esteem, and depression.
License and registration
- LCMHC, North Carolina
- 4040 · expires June 2027
- LPC, South Carolina
- 4020 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1831358647 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 27
- 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 Audra
Audra Vance is a licensed counselor with 27 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting pressures, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on practical support and steady encouragement. Audra aims to help clients build skills that make daily life easier and more manageable.
Her approach is warm and accepting. She listens first and then tailors strategies to each person’s needs. Sessions often include problem-solving, goal-setting, and learning ways to handle strong emotions.
Background and approach
Audra draws on several evidence-informed methods, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and mindfulness. She also uses client-centered listening and motivational interviewing to help people find what matters to them and move toward it. This mix gives room for both feeling heard and trying concrete skills.
Over nearly three decades she has helped people facing a wide range of situations. Those include adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, codependency, control issues, and coping after disasters. She also supports people with fertility struggles, family of origin issues, divorce and separation, grief near end of life, and related challenges.
Audra holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor) credentials and practices in North Carolina. She encourages a collaborative relationship where clients set goals, practice new skills, and learn to advocate for themselves.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Audra lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Audra names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How these approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy to help people feel understood and to build a stronger sense of self.Choosing the right approach is a joint effort. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust over time if something isn’t working well.
Online sessions can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation; phone calls need less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, quick planning, or when writing helps someone organize their thoughts. These options offer flexibility for people balancing work, family, or other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Audra help with?
She supports people working through stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem issues, and depression, plus related topics like caregiver stress and divorce.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is compassionate and accepting, with a focus on listening first and tailoring practical strategies to each person’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 27 years of clinical experience helping people navigate emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in North Carolina while also holding an SC LPC credential as noted in her background.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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