About Christopher
Christopher Lankford is a Licensed Certified Social Worker with five years of clinical experience. He holds a master’s degree in social work and practices in Arkansas. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress and anxiety as well as related concerns such as depression and anger.
He offers a calm, compassionate approach in sessions. He aims to create an environment where people can talk about thoughts and feelings without fearing judgment.
Background and approach
His work emphasizes practical skills clients can use between sessions to manage difficult moments. Christopher uses evidence-based approaches that help people notice and accept their internal experiences. He also teaches ways to change unhelpful patterns and respond differently to stress.
Sessions often include simple exercises and short practice tasks to build new habits. He helps with a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, grief, relationship challenges, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and questions around gender and identity. He also supports people facing problems like body image, substance use, and communication struggles.
Clients can expect straightforward guidance and a focus on small, achievable steps. Christopher encourages people to set their own goals and works alongside them to reach those goals. He recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and aims to make the first steps easier.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people learn to notice and accept thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they try methods and adjust as needed so the work fits the client's life and priorities.
Online therapy offers several ways to connect: video calls for full-face conversations, phone sessions when bandwidth is low, live chat for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing, short exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter or more frequent touchpoints, and let people pick the format that feels most practical for their situation.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- 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
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