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Available both in-person and online
Jacksonville, NC 28540
Times are tough, and when loss or change shakes your stability and has you questioning things, it can feel overwhelming. At Well Being Transitions Counseling (WBTCS) I offer a safe, focused space to quickly get down to business, hit the ground running to map out what’s next—because others may be relying on you, and time matters. Together, we’ll reconnoit available resources, emphasize your strengths, shed what holds you back, and create a foundation that keeps you anchored while you step into the new reality. I’m here to help you stay steady, focused, and empowered in this difficult season, with practical tools to move forward.
I'll provide expertise, tools and techniques for progress, inner peace and wellbeing. Outcomes include prioritizing your basic needs and management of stress, anger, trauma, mood, self-care, acceptance, self-control, relationships, communications and coping. You can experiment between sessions, honing new skills and putting objectives into action.
You are the expert on what you'd prefer; I am the expert on techniques to help you adjust & shift in ways that decrease ongoing discomfort and/or suffering. Your well-being and progress shouldn’t be delayed by insurance. If you’re currently without family coverage, temporary reduced rates can help bridge the gap until new options are in place. Let's begin!
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My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Well Being Transitions Counseling & Consulting Svc

Jacksonville, NC 28540

(980) 404-2341

Silver Spring, MD 20904

My website
Please join me via HIPAA compliant teleconferencing. If this is new to you, I am happy to support you in logistics and getting set up!
I specialize in Military Families, LGBTQ+ and Life Transitions 
$190 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and groups  
Let's Connect (980) 404-2341
Photo of Lauren Dornell-Neal, Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Well Being Transitions Counseling & Consulting Svc

Jacksonville, NC 28540

(980) 404-2341

Silver Spring, MD 20904

My website
Please join me via HIPAA compliant teleconferencing. If this is new to you, I am happy to support you in logistics and getting set up!
I specialize in Military Families, LGBTQ+ and Life Transitions 
$190 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and groups  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $190
  • Couple Sessions $190
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

Cash, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • ACI Specialty Benefits
  • Aetna
  • AllOne Health
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Health Choice
  • Humana
  • Magellan
  • Out of pocket payments
  • TRICARE
  • Out of Network
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Please contact your insurance provider: have you met your deductible? What is your copay/coinsurance? Does your company offer free EAP?
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Lauren Dornell-Neal
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (980) 404-2341
"
Please contact your insurance provider: have you met your deductible? What is your copay/coinsurance? Does your company offer free EAP?
Photo of Lauren Dornell-Neal, Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Lauren Dornell-Neal
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (980) 404-2341

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of North Carolina / 9301 Lauren Dornell-Neal
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 15 years
  • Attended Trinity University, Washington, M.A. Community Counseling, Graduated 2004
  • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from Natnl. Brd. for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists Hypnosis / 2013
  • Certificate from Substance Abuse Professional 2834 / 2011
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I am aware of current sociocultural issues that impact client functioning. I am a trauma-informed clinician. I offer non-judgmental support: straight, LGBTQIA plus, gender, generation, married, single, divorced, politics, ethnicity, economics; whomever, you are welcome. Licensed in NC & MD.
Photo of Lauren Dornell-Neal, Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Lauren Dornell-Neal
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (980) 404-2341
"
I am aware of current sociocultural issues that impact client functioning. I am a trauma-informed clinician. I offer non-judgmental support: straight, LGBTQIA plus, gender, generation, married, single, divorced, politics, ethnicity, economics; whomever, you are welcome. Licensed in NC & MD.
Photo of Lauren Dornell-Neal, Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Lauren Dornell-Neal
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (980) 404-2341

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Military Families
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Body Image
  • Career Counseling
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Life Coaching
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Veterans
  • Women's Issues
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My office is that space to explore selfhood. Who are you? Uniqueness and the meaning you make of who you are, are important. We will utilize identified experiences, values, abilities, talents, past successes; possibly identifying new skills along the way towards outcomes you prefer. Collaboratively, we will explore, experiment, form fit strategies towards achieving the well being you seek.
Photo of Lauren Dornell-Neal, Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Lauren Dornell-Neal
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (980) 404-2341
"
My office is that space to explore selfhood. Who are you? Uniqueness and the meaning you make of who you are, are important. We will utilize identified experiences, values, abilities, talents, past successes; possibly identifying new skills along the way towards outcomes you prefer. Collaboratively, we will explore, experiment, form fit strategies towards achieving the well being you seek.
Photo of Lauren Dornell-Neal, Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Lauren Dornell-Neal
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (980) 404-2341

Client Focus

Age

Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples , 
Group

Communities

Aviation Professionals , 
Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied , 
Single Parent

Ethnicity

Black and African American

Age

Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples , 
Group

Communities

Aviation Professionals , 
Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied , 
Single Parent

Ethnicity

Black and African American

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Eclectic
  • Family / Marital
  • Gottman Method
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Integrative
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Person-Centered
  • R.E.S.P.E.C.T.F.U.L. Community Counseling Model
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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As a community counselor, my support is fourfold: 1) I offer individualized tools and interventions to effect changes Clients' (individual/families/groups) seek. 2) I provide community advocacy for clients to support health in the community spaces they are a part of; 3) I provide community psychoeducation to support community understanding; 4) I educate those in communities with power.
Photo of Lauren Dornell-Neal, Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Lauren Dornell-Neal
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (980) 404-2341
"
As a community counselor, my support is fourfold: 1) I offer individualized tools and interventions to effect changes Clients' (individual/families/groups) seek. 2) I provide community advocacy for clients to support health in the community spaces they are a part of; 3) I provide community psychoeducation to support community understanding; 4) I educate those in communities with power.
Photo of Lauren Dornell-Neal, Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Lauren Dornell-Neal
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (980) 404-2341

Location

Primary Location

Well Being Transitions Counseling & Consulting Svc

Jacksonville, NC 28540

(980) 404-2341

Additional Location

Silver Spring, MD 20904

(980) 404-2341
"
Please join me via HIPAA compliant teleconferencing. If this is new to you, I am happy to support you in logistics and getting set up!
Photo of Lauren Dornell-Neal, Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Lauren Dornell-Neal
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Call for a free consultation now - (980) 404-2341
"
Please join me via HIPAA compliant teleconferencing. If this is new to you, I am happy to support you in logistics and getting set up!
Photo of Lauren Dornell-Neal, Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Lauren Dornell-Neal
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCPC, LCAS, Doula
Call for a free consultation now - (980) 404-2341