Christine Lau, LCSW, LICSW

Christine Lau brings 22 years of clinical experience and practices from North Carolina. She is licensed to provide clinical social work services in both North Carolina and Minnesota and holds the credentials LCSW and LICSW - clinical social work licenses that reflect advanced training and authorization to deliver mental health care. She is also a registered nurse, a background that complements her therapeutic work with people facing illness, chronic conditions, end-of-life concerns, caregiving stress, and burnout.

Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, family issues, grief, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, with additional attention to aging and geriatric matters, cancer, chronic pain and disability, codependency, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and workplace challenges. She uses brief solution-focused techniques that concentrate on practical steps and future goals, cognitive behavioral strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns, motivational interviewing to clarify priorities and build motivation, and mindfulness and meditation practices to support present-moment coping.

Christine views her role as a guide and resource, helping people access their own strengths and learn skills that provide immediate relief and long-term resilience. She collaborates with clients to set goals, track progress, and adjust approaches when something is not working. If a therapeutic fit is not achieved, she supports connections to other qualified therapists. Taking the step to pursue therapy is significant, and her approach centers on helping individuals get the support they need in practical, skill-based ways.