ABOUT US
Meg Hill, LCMHC
919.807.1982
Meg Hill, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, has 15 years of experience as a school counselor in elementary, middle and high school settings. She earned her LCMHC license in 2002. Meg received a B.A. in English from Davidson College and a M.Ed. from NC State University. In addition to counseling, she has spent years teaching English and AP Psychology.
Meg’s areas of interest include helping with anxiety, family changes, educational challenges, and grief. She has worked extensively with families dealing with life-threatening illness. Meg’s counseling services include individual and group therapy for elementary ages through high school, as well as parent coaching. Her practice emphasizes play therapy techniques and cognitive-behavioral therapy. She is also a former Youth Mental Health First Aid instructor, teaching supportive skills to adults who work with youth.
Some of Meg’s favorite activities are reading, writing, walking, and trying to convince her family to help her complete puzzles. She is an active member and leader at Christ the King Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. Her family includes her husband, two daughters, and their beloved dog, Delmar.
Lauren Askew, LCMHC-A,
lauren@raleighparentandchild.com
919-791-9572
Lauren Askew, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, received her Associate’s License in 2020 and her Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Reformed Theological Seminary in 2004. She has previous experience counseling children and families. Lauren also has experience teaching preschoolers, helping families navigate the joys and anxieties of early parenting.
Lauren’s counseling focus is on improving the well-being of children and adolescents experiencing anxiety, anger, depression, attention concerns, and difficulty adjusting to new life changes.
Her interests also include working with multicultural families. In her practice, she utilizes play therapy techniques and a family systems approach to counseling.
In addition to counseling, Lauren enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. She also helps lead her church prayer team and has found great encouragement from her faith community. Lauren likes to run, connect with friends and family, and keep her houseplants alive. Those moments of connection, as well as a clean house, brighten her life.
Lauren McKenzie, LCMHC-A, NCC
laurenmck@raleighparentandchild.com
919-443-5156
Lauren McKenzie, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, received her Associate’s License in 2019 after graduating from North Carolina Central University’s Mental Health Program. She has experience working with clients ranging from 6 to 60 and delights in walking through life’s different stages and challenges with her clients. She loves hearing the stories and strengths of those that she works with and tries to magnify those characteristics through their work together.
Lauren McKenzie’s counseling focus is on working with older children, adolescents, and their families in navigating anxiety, anger, depression, attention concerns, impulse control, trauma, and communication challenges. She uses a cognitive-behavioral therapy approach to treatment where she discusses how thoughts, feelings, and behavior play varying roles in how people engage in the world.
An activity that Lauren enjoys is going on walks and spending time in nature with her two children; the excitement of discovering a worm or seeing an airplane overhead reminds her of the small adventures that life holds. Lauren also enjoys watching movies with her husband, cooking new recipes (not always successfully), running with her dog, and spending time with those in her church community.