Surilla Lawrence, LPC - Therapist in Michigan

About Surilla

Surilla Lawrence is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who uses practical, relationship-focused therapy to help people facing stressful times. She centers short-term goals and clear steps so parents and caregivers can make small changes that matter. Her style stays respectful and direct, with attention to each persons real-life pressures.

Lawrence draws from attachment-based work to look at how early bonds shape current relationships. She also uses client-centered methods to create a space where people feel heard, and cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and habits.

Background and approach

This mix supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma, and those managing addiction or compassion fatigue. Her approach includes emotion-focused ideas when relationship pain and intimacy issues come up. She will listen first, then build a plan together that fits daily life and parenting demands.

Sessions aim to be down-to-earth and useful rather than theoretical. Surilla has practiced for seven years in Michigan and brings experience with many family and parenting concerns. Her additional focus areas include blended family issues, attachment and abandonment-related challenges, caregiver stress, and end-of-life matters like hospice and grief support.

Therapy with her is collaborative. She works with clients to set priorities, practice new skills, and track progress over time. Conversations are practical and paced to match what each person can handle.

How her approaches work online and in sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early emotional bonds influence current relationships and parenting patterns; it helps when connection or abandonment issues create distress. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting space so clients can explore feelings and decide on their own next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety, depression, or anger.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Surilla will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and daily routines and then suggest which approaches to try. That decision is made together and can be adjusted as needs change.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility for busy families and caregivers. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work, and medical appointments while keeping the focus on practical skills and relationship repair.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, addiction, compassion fatigue, and many family-related problems.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens attentively, focuses on clear goals, and uses skills-based strategies to help clients manage daily life.

How much experience does she have?

She has seven years of professional experience providing counseling in Michigan settings.

What credentials and region apply to her practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with license number MI LPC 6401222306 and practices in Michigan.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 7 years
Licensed: Michigan
Languages: English

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