About Lawrence
Lawrence Baker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with twenty years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people who are anxious, stressed, grieving, or coping with major life changes. He listens with patience and speaks plainly so clients can make sense of what they are facing.
He offers straightforward, conversational sessions that aim to make problems feel more manageable. Sessions are interactive - he asks questions, reflects what he hears, and helps people try practical steps between meetings.
Background and approach
He works with individuals on concerns such as depression, addiction, anger, self-esteem, and relationship or family challenges. Lawrence draws on client-centered methods that prioritize each person’s goals and perspective. He also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to spot unhelpful thinking and solution-focused ideas to set clear, short-term goals.
These approaches are blended into a plan that fits the person sitting in the session. He has extensive experience running individual, family, and group sessions and has worked in social services since 1994. That background includes supporting people with trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, and caregiver stress.
Lawrence aims to help people build practical coping skills and regain control over daily life. In sessions he emphasizes dignity, kindness, and respect. He helps people name what matters to them, try small changes, and track progress as they move toward a more meaningful life.
How therapeutic approaches meet online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's perspective and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects back what is said, and helps people set goals that matter to them. This approach can help with anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, and major life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. Sessions teach concrete techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is often useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and some addiction-related challenges.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable steps. Sessions identify strengths and past successes, then set short-term goals to build momentum. This method can be helpful when someone wants quick, practical changes in daily life.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone calls can fit a busy schedule or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, step-by-step skill practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other life demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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