Therapist profile
Dr. Hurey Hughes, LCSW
LCSW - Relationships and family concerns
Continue with HureyAbout
- LGBT issues
- Parenting strain
- CBT DBT MI methods
About Hurey
Dr. Hurey Hughes is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina and Virginia with 15 years of professional experience. He focuses on concerns such as LGBT issues, relationships, career challenges, depression, stress, anxiety, parenting, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related difficulties. He also lists work with ADHD, bipolar, eating concerns, and compassion fatigue among other focus areas.
Dr. Hughes offers a calm, straightforward approach in sessions. He encourages honest talk about what is happening at home and at work. Conversations aim to surface patterns, try practical steps, and track what changes. Sessions are meant to feel like a steady place to test new ways of handling problems.
He uses methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. That means sessions may include testing small changes between meetings, practicing new ways to handle strong emotions, and clarifying what matters most to you. The focus is on concrete skills and choices rather than long lectures.
Many adults find this style helpful when they are navigating parenting stress, a difficult relationship with a partner or parent, or big life transitions. Dr. Hughes notes work with areas like adoption and foster care, kink and alternative sexual cultures, codependency, and young adult issues among his additional interests.
If you want to begin, the usual first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. He works in English and is based in North Carolina.
How sessions work
How his therapeutic approaches translate to online work
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors to change moods and outcomes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems and typically involves practical exercises you try between sessions.DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication skills that can be practiced in day-to-day life.
Motivational Interviewing is a short-term conversational method that helps clarify personal goals and increase commitment to change. It is commonly used when someone feels unsure about making a change or needs help finding the reasons to act.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide what fits best based on their goals, current problems, and preferences. That conversation guides what techniques are prioritized and what steps are tried between meetings.
Confirm the platform's current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Many people choose online sessions because they can fit a meeting into a busy day, use a shorter check-in when needed, or drop video for an audio session when bandwidth is limited. Those practical benefits can make it easier to keep therapy consistent while handling parenting and home responsibilities.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Virginia
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He focuses on relationship strain, parenting stress, depression, anxiety, and LGBT-related concerns among many other areas listed in his profile.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses practical, skills-based approaches drawn from CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing and focuses on testing small, workable changes between sessions.
How much experience does he have?
He has 15 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and Virginia and is based in North Carolina.
Can I work with him in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he accept clients outside the United States?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are offered?
Confirm the current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Start by using the platform's booking flow to see available session types.
How does payment work and how do I begin?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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