Christopher Lawler

Greetings! My name is Chris Lawler, and I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor. I have past experience as a youth counselor, working with teens and young adults, adults in both mental health and substance use counseling settings and a lot of experience working in community based and high school settings. I specialize in providing therapy and counseling from a cognitive behavioral and bio psychosocial approach, and I hold certification in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). I also appreciate the use of humor, novelty, music and creativity in my work. First and foremost, it is my love of connecting with others and getting to know their passions, goals, interests and dreams that keeps me excited about being in the field, as it's often reconnecting with these things that can help someone work towards lasting change.

I enjoy working with individuals from a strengths-based, goal oriented, experiential and relational approach. I feel it's best to establish a good understanding from the start of therapy about goals that one is hoping to accomplish, and an idea of how we'll establish a good "road map" on how to get there. I love to offer up ideas, resources and an opportunity for collaboration. While therapy can be immensely helpful in providing space to be heard, I very much want individuals I work with to walk away from our time with new skills and resources. I am also interested in providing therapy within the community, I am open to meeting in-home, in school or via telehealth.

We'll establish a good understanding of your past, present and hopes for the future, as well as a good start on establishing some goals for our work together.