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Laura BassCounseling

Where Laura works

Areas served

The practice has two locations at opposite ends of the state — south Charlotte, and the Polk County foothills about two hours west. These pages are about the places themselves: what is near each one, how far it is, and what the state line has to do with it.

Most of what decides whether therapy is workable is practical rather than clinical — how long the drive is, whether the appointment time survives contact with the traffic on Providence Road, and whether the state you are sitting in is one your therapist is licensed in. That last one catches people out around Charlotte more than anywhere else, because the metropolitan area runs across the South Carolina line and most of the towns on the far side of it feel like part of the city.

  • Mecklenburg County

    Charlotte, NC

    The practice is on the south side of Charlotte, off Providence Road. This page is about the place rather than the therapy — where it is, what is near it, and what is involved in getting here.

    About this area
  • Polk County

    Tryon, NC

    Tryon sits in the Polk County foothills, a few miles from the practice's second location in Columbus. It is a small town a long way from Charlotte, and the options here are genuinely different.

    About this area
  • Lancaster County

    Indian Land, SC

    Indian Land is the closest of these areas to the practice — the state line is the only thing between it and Ballantyne. That line is also the reason this page has a section about licensing on it.

    About this area
  • York County

    Fort Mill, SC

    Fort Mill is in York County, over the line and down I-77, close enough to Charlotte that the working day is usually spent there. The drive is manageable; the state line is the part that needs settling first.

    About this area
  • York County

    Rock Hill, SC

    Rock Hill is the biggest city in York County and far enough from Charlotte to be its own place rather than a suburb of one. It is roughly half an hour from the practice, and it is in South Carolina.

    About this area
  • Spartanburg County

    Landrum, SC

    Landrum is six miles south of Tryon and in a different state. In the foothills the line runs through the middle of what is otherwise one community, which is exactly the situation the licensing note below exists for.

    About this area

Getting started

Take the next step

The first step is a conversation. You describe what has brought you here, Laura describes how she works, and between you it becomes clearer whether to carry on.

There is no obligation to book anything afterwards, and it is a reasonable thing to do even if you are not sure you want therapy yet.

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