I take most major insurances and bring a wide variety of clinical and lived experiences to the table. Hi my name is Christina Lawler and welcome to my therapy practice. My training as a Licensed Professional Counselor was completed at Southern Connecticut State University. The program has a concentration in Multi-Cultural Competency and greatly enhanced the skill set that was innately given to me
. This career chose me, this statement is reflected in feedback from client’s as they frequently share that they have traveled further on their journey with me than they have in past attempts. I was born to be a counselor, it lights me up and energizes me and I learn as much from the people who cross my path as they do from me. I am a life-long learner you will often find me at a conference, workshop, or with my head buried in a book that I can gain knowledge from to enhance my practice. I operate from a meaning-focused, humanistic, existential perspective. I employ the use of Dialectical Behavior Therapy often using metaphor and narrative re-framing, as well as some Cognitive Behavioral Techniques. More than any model though I operate from a place where my presence creates space for client’s to explore their most profound truths. This often includes healing around past grief, disappointment of unmet expectations, defining needs and learning how to allow for them, and much more. This process can be extremely uncomfortable at times, as client’s unearth feelings and experiences they have worked hard to “put away”. However, if you have found yourself stuck at some point in your life and feel like the same patterns are repeating or you are unable to live a life that feels authentic for you I would be honored to be a part of your journey into a life that feels like your own. Something client’s have shared they appreciate about working with me is that rather than being an expert providing advice on their life, I believe the client is the expert on their own life and I am just an objective party who can impartially help point out things that can encourage growth. I am a fellow human being willing to get in the trenches of what the client is feeling so they are not alone in that journey. An empathic compass and a warm guide to journey’s that are often filled with discomfort and anxiety.
