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Surilla Lawrence

Supportive counselor blending skills and insight

LPC Michigan

Experience
7 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Surilla

Surilla Lawrence is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan who emphasizes practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship distress, trauma, grief, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With seven years of clinical experience, she uses therapies that promote insight and skill-building, tailoring conversations and plans to each person’s situation while maintaining a respectful and compassionate stance. Lawrence integrates cognitive behavioral strategies alongside attachment-informed and client-centered methods to address problems such as depression, addictions, self-esteem concerns, and intimacy-related issues.

Her practice also attends to a wide range of related concerns including caregiving stress, blended family dynamics, codependency, forgiveness work, and end-of-life or hospice counseling. She approaches treatment as a collaborative process, supporting clients as they explore change and build skills for more fulfilling daily life.

Clients who work with her can expect flexible session formats and an emphasis on pragmatic coping tools combined with deeper relational and emotional work. Lawrence frames therapy as an empowering partnership and focuses on aligning interventions with each client’s goals and circumstances.

Integrating evidence-based approaches into online care

Surilla Lawrence uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering concrete strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and emotional bonds to help people understand how past and present relationships shape current reactions and intimacy struggles.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each client about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend or combine methods that feel most useful. That collaborative stance helps tailor online sessions so techniques and therapeutic focus align with what the client wants to accomplish.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it possible to maintain continuity of care while using the same therapeutic frameworks and skill-building work one would expect in person, supporting progress on practical problems and relational concerns through accessible session choices.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, addictions, and a broad array of related issues such as caregiver stress, codependency, and hospice or end-of-life concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach combines practical skill-building with empathic, client-centered dialogue; she adapts interventions to match each person's needs while offering both insight-oriented and behavioral tools.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with a variety of emotional, relational, and life-change concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with licence number MI LPC 6401222306.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English