Judy McLaughlin, LCPC, LCMHC
North Carolina · 30 years in practice
Judy McLaughlin is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood changes, and relationship or family strain.
License and registration
- LCMHC, North Carolina
- 923 · expires June 2026
- LCPC, Maine
- CC6789 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1134349129 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- 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 Judy
Judy McLaughlin is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood changes, and relationship or family strain. She offers calm, steady support and works with adults who want practical steps and steady progress. Judy brings a patient, goal-focused style to sessions and emphasizes steady work rather than quick fixes.
With 30 years of experience Judy draws on approaches that suit each person. She centers sessions on the client and starts treatment where the person is.
Background and approach
That means building a trusting relationship first, then setting clear goals and small steps to reach them. Her work commonly addresses anxiety, ADHD, anger, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, eating and sleeping problems, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Judy also helps with parenting stress, blended family concerns, caregiver strain, and challenges tied to career and life transitions.
Judy uses a mix of techniques, including client-centered methods, cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness, solution-focused ideas, and trauma-focused work. In practice this looks like talking through patterns, trying new coping skills, and setting short-term, doable goals. She is licensed in Maine as LCPC and in North Carolina as LCMHC.
Sessions are conducted in English and offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Judy encourages steady, consistent effort and partners with people who are ready to make gradual changes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Judy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Judy names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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
Approaches that translate to online care
Judy uses client-centered methods and cognitive-behavioral strategies in her online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, building trust, and shaping goals together so each session follows the person’s pace and priorities. Cognitive-behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors, teaches practical coping skills, and helps people try small experiments to change patterns.She also uses mindfulness techniques to help reduce worry and reactivity by practicing attention and breathing. These tools can be taught and practiced during a call or through short daily exercises between sessions. Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the process; she will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences rather than imposing a single plan.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit during a commute or a quiet break, chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging allows ongoing reminders and short updates. These options make it easier to keep consistent appointments and to practice new skills between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Judy commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting stress, addictions, ADHD, and related concerns like anger, grief, and body image.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and goal-focused, combining steady support with practical steps such as skill practice and short-term goals to address immediate problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience in the mental health field working with a wide range of clinical issues and settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds ME LCPC and NC LCMHC credentials and practices with a focus on clients in North Carolina.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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