Christine Lau, LCSW, LICSW

Christine Lau is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of clinical experience who practices from North Carolina and is also licensed in Minnesota. She holds the credentials LCSW and LICSW, professional social work licenses that indicate training and authorization to provide clinical therapy. In addition to her social work background, she also has experience as a registered nurse, which informs her work with clients facing illness, caregiving demands, and end-of-life issues.

Her practice focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate family challenges, cope with grief, and adjust to life transitions. She offers support for compassion fatigue, workplace concerns, and long-term issues such as aging, geriatric needs, cancer, chronic pain or disability, codependency, and hospice or end-of-life counseling. Christine combines practical skills training with empathetic guidance so clients can address immediate problems and build tools for the future.

Her therapeutic approach uses brief solution-focused techniques to identify concrete goals and next steps, cognitive behavioral strategies to recognize and shift unhelpful thinking patterns, motivational interviewing to clarify what a client most wants to change, and mindfulness and meditation practices to increase present-moment awareness. Christine views her role as a guide who helps clients tap into their strengths, set goals, and measure progress. If a particular method is not helping or the fit is not right, she will adjust the approach or assist in finding another therapist to meet a client's needs.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Christine Lau uses focused, evidence-based methods that translate well to online formats. Brief solution-focused interventions concentrate on identifying practical steps and realistic goals so clients can see progress quickly; this approach is useful for managing stress, resolving specific problems, and planning next steps. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which supports work on anxiety, mood challenges, and coping with chronic conditions. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative conversational style that helps clients clarify their priorities and increase motivation for change, often used when someone is unsure which goals to pursue.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Christine works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as therapy progresses so treatment remains relevant and practical.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for scheduling around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. These modalities make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals and to practice skills between sessions, which can help sustain progress over time.