About Lawrence
Lawrence Matheny is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Virginia. He brings 34 years of clinical experience to his work and approaches therapy with straightforward, practical support for stress and anxiety. Lawrence speaks plainly and focuses on helping people move from where they are to where they want to be.
He spent much of his career in psychiatric hospitals and community mental health and substance use settings.
Background and approach
That background means he is familiar with severe and persistent mental illnesses, mood disorders, and addictions. He also draws on long experience with grief, trauma, relationship struggles, and caregiving stress. Lawrence combines client-centered listening with evidence-informed methods.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also works with solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable goals and trauma-focused methods when past events are shaping current worries. His training includes a master's degree in Counseling and a master’s in Pastoral Ministry, plus more than four decades of pastoral experience.
That makes him comfortable discussing faith when it matters to a client, while keeping the work grounded in everyday coping and skill-building. Sessions emphasize practical steps and steady progress. He helps people use their strengths to reduce anxiety, manage mood, handle family and relationship issues, and cope with loss.
The aim is clearer thinking, better routines, and more confidence in facing life’s demands.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s experience first. The therapist listens closely and helps people name what matters most, then builds goals around the client’s priorities. This approach is useful for anxiety, relationship concerns, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions include practical exercises to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors. CBT can help reduce worry, improve mood, and change habits that keep problems going.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and the issue at hand. They may combine client-centered listening with CBT or solution-focused steps and will adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes or brief updates between sessions and can fit around work, caregiving, or other commitments. These options make it easier to keep consistent therapy while balancing daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 34 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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