Dell Lawson, LPC
Practical therapy for life transitions
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At a glance
- Listed location
- Georgia
- Experience
- 25+ years
- Credentials
- LPC
- Languages
- English
- License (Georgia)
- LPC · No. LPC005421
- NPI
- 1770913964
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- Client-centered care
- Skills-focused approach
- Experience with aging
About Dell
Clients meet a therapist who listens first and then helps set clear goals. Sessions focus on improving communication, managing strong emotions like anger, and finding better ways to cope with transitions such as divorce or midlife changes. Dell also supports people dealing with parenting challenges, financial stress, isolation, and aging and geriatric issues.
Her style blends client-centered conversation with hands-on skills training. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people change patterns that cause distress. Mindfulness and solution-focused methods are also used to build small, practical steps forward.
Dell emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person's story. She helps clients identify strengths and test new behaviors between sessions. Over time the focus is on building resilience and clearer decision making.
People who prefer direct, practical therapy tend to find her approach helpful. Her background includes long-term clinical work with individuals facing relationship problems, work stress, grief, and the emotional effects of aging. To begin, clients follow the site's intake process to match and schedule a first session.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Georgia
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting conversation. Online sessions give space to talk through current problems and set goals based on what matters to the client. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often works well for anxiety, depression, and stress by creating clear, practical homework between sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation and coping skills for intense feelings and relationship strain, using step-by-step strategies to manage urges and improve communication.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, try different techniques, and adapt methods to match personal needs and preferences. Clients and therapist regularly check what is helping and change course when needed.
Confirm current session options before booking to know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also make practicing skills between sessions simpler by using the same surroundings where problems occur. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about what will work best for timing, length, and structure of sessions so plans match daily routines.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can I bring to sessions?
Sessions address stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and communication problems, grief, parenting struggles, anger, self-esteem, and many life changes including aging and geriatric issues.
How would you describe your therapeutic style?
The approach is collaborative and practical. Dell blends client-centered conversation with tools from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused work to help people try new ways of coping.
What experience does the therapist have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with individuals navigating relationship challenges, workplace stress, grief, and midlife or aging-related concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
Dell Lawson holds LPC credentials and practices in Georgia.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to availability.