Christopher Lankford
Care focused social work for everyday struggles
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed in
- Arkansas, Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Christopher
Christopher Lankford is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with five years of professional experience. He earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of New England in December 2018. Christopher works with people coping with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, trauma, and other life challenges.
He aims to create a calm space where individuals can speak freely and learn practical skills to feel better. Christopher approaches therapy with respect for each person’s dignity and worth.
Background and approach
He uses evidence-based methods to teach skills for managing strong emotions and difficult situations. Sessions focus on concrete tools clients can use soon after they learn them. He draws on therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to match the work to each person’s needs.
The goal is to help people accept difficult thoughts while also building new, more helpful responses. Christopher practices as an LCSW in Arkansas and also holds a Missouri license. He is experienced helping people with a range of concerns including grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, identity and gender-related issues, addiction, eating and body image struggles, and attachment-related difficulties.
He emphasizes teamwork in sessions and works at a steady pace suited to each person. If someone is nervous about beginning therapy, Christopher acknowledges that first step takes courage. He focuses on teaching skills, reducing worry, and supporting people as they work toward clearer goals and better daily coping.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It teaches values-based actions so someone can make changes that match what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving stress tolerance when reactions feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Christopher will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that match those needs. Therapy is collaborative - together they set priorities, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Sessions can happen by video call or phone, and there are also live chat and text-based messaging options for shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to maintain momentum between sessions.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also works with
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas, Missouri
- Languages
- English
Next step
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