Mary "Christine" Lawson, LPC-MHSP

Mary "Christine" Lawson is a Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and related concerns. She speaks English and French and practices from Tennessee. Her approach focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions to feel steadier and more capable.

Christine uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a core method to spot thinking patterns that keep problems going. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Trauma-Focused Therapy when past harm needs careful attention. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy inform her work when people want change and short-term goals are a priority.

Sessions are a collaborative process. Christine works with each person to set clear, achievable goals and builds a plan that matches their day-to-day life. She emphasizes concrete strategies for sleep, coping with triggers, managing mood swings, and improving communication.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including ADHD, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, parenting stresses, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and family of origin patterns. She also addresses abandonment, attachment struggles, codependency, and dissociation when these come up in therapy.

With seven years of professional experience, Christine aims to provide steady guidance and practical tools. New clients begin by answering a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that fit their needs.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Christine commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety, depression, and other symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling difficult relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christine will review your goals and preferences and collaborate with you to pick or combine methods that fit your needs. She frames therapy as a team effort where your input guides what techniques are tried and adjusted over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls suit longer therapy sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or to fit a break in a busy day. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make therapy easier to fit into work, school, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping care consistent and flexible.