Koenig Family Therapy

Koenig Family Therapy This is a page for Koenig Family Therapy. Christina Jenkins LPC, MS, NCC. 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.

01/13/2026
01/11/2026

We have two lives. The second begins the moment you realize you only have one.💫

01/11/2026

Good morning, sweet friends. I just wanted you to know that I so very much appreciate your thoughtful comments, your you-ness. Thank you for being here. Let’s continue to support each other. Right now, my heart feels like a teabag. I’m steeping. Or I’m cuppa coffee brewing, but the brew cycle is on repeat. Either way, I’m resting, too. Sending lots of love to each of you. Wishing you a kind day. Let’s find ways to add hope to all that’s happening in our respective lives. Let’s find ways to also celebrate what is going well. Let’s keep on the lookout for stars, leaves, trees, and the coming of spring’s bees. Here’s to you and me. 💙☕✨

Much love & respect, Carolyn Riker
Author of The Colors I Hear
Featured art by anna cozy soul

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01/11/2026

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Rod Stewart turns 81 today - and he's been one of rock's most consistent LGBTQ+ allies for nearly 50 years.

Back in 1976, Stewart wrote "The Killing of Georgie," one of the first commercially successful pop songs to put a gay man at the center of the story. It was based on a real friend of his band The Faces who was murdered in New York City.

When his record label worried the song might alienate straight fans, Stewart's response was simple: "Stuff 'em." He later called it one of the songs he's proudest of.

That support hasn't wavered. In recent years, Stewart turned down million-dollar offers to perform in both Saudi Arabia and Qatar because of their treatment of LGBTQ+ people.

He posted on Instagram: "I'm grateful that I have a choice whether or not to perform in Saudi Arabia. So many citizens there have extremely limited choices - women, the LGBTQ community, the press. I'd like my choice not to go… to shine a light on the injustices there and ignite positive change."

And when his young son showed a love for dressing up in his mom's clothes, Rod's reaction was pure dad goals.

01/08/2026

There’s a moment in every parent’s journey
when you realise you’re not just raising a child —
you’re rewriting a story.

Not because the generations before you failed,
but because you can see something now
that perhaps they couldn’t.
A gentler way.
A slower way.
A way with more listening,
more presence,
more room to feel and to grow.

And stepping into that role can feel lonely at times.
Breaking patterns often does.
But it’s also an act of courage —
the quiet kind that doesn’t announce itself,
the kind that chooses healing over habit,
understanding over fear,
connection over control.

You’re allowed to do this differently.
To pause where others pushed.
To soften where others hardened.
To question what never quite felt right
and to build something that finally does.

And one day, your child will feel the ripple of that choice.
They’ll grow up carrying a story shaped not by old wounds
but by the love you were brave enough to offer
in a new way.

Changing the direction of a family
isn’t loud work —
but it is sacred work.
And you’re already doing it. ❤️

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