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- CBT based work
- DBT skills practice
- Motivational interviewing
About Hurey
LCSW licensed in North Carolina and Virginia, Dr. Hurey Hughes has 15 years of clinical experience focusing on relationship and LGBT concerns, mood disorders, career stress, and trauma-related issues. He helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, major life changes, parenting strain, and problems with intimacy. Sessions include practical approaches such as cognitive behavioral work, dialectical behavior strategies, and motivational interviewing.
Hughes keeps sessions direct and pragmatic. He listens for the patterns that keep someone stuck and then introduces skills to change those patterns. Conversations often include behavioral experiments, skill practice, and goal-setting. He talks about how thoughts, actions, and feelings interact and helps people try small changes between sessions.
People come to him about relationship strain, sexual concerns including kink and BDSM culture, adoption and foster-care issues, and problems tied to identity such as gender dysphoria or HIV/AIDS related stress. He also supports clients dealing with attention differences, bipolar mood swings, anger, and self-esteem struggles. He includes coaching techniques when clients want clearer career direction or support meeting goals.
Dr. Hughes describes his role as collaborative. He helps people weigh options and pick a plan that fits their life. Motivation-focused conversations are used when clients feel stuck about change.
The therapy approach blends structured skills with practical problem solving. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelming moments by building concrete tools and clearer steps forward. To start, the site’s matching process is used to schedule an initial appointment and choose session options.
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How his approaches translate to remote work
Dr. Hughes uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors; this often means setting small experiments and homework between sessions to see what changes in daily life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is used to teach concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills that people can practice when emotions feel overwhelming. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels uncertain about change by exploring values and strengthening readiness to act.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. He will discuss options with each client and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and what feels most useful. That discussion often happens in the first few meetings and can change over time as goals shift.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from quieter surroundings without traveling. Licensed professionals commonly use remote sessions to keep therapy consistent when life gets busy, and he adapts exercises so they work in a remote setting.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Virginia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address?
He works with people around LGBT issues, relationship difficulties, career stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, and related concerns listed in his profile.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses a practical, skills-focused style combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to produce concrete steps and skill practice.
How much experience does he have?
He has 15 years of professional experience in clinical settings and related work described in his biography.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and Virginia and is based in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; check the platform details for exact pricing.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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