About Christopher
Christopher Lankford is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Arkansas with five years of professional experience. He earned a master’s degree in social work in 2018 and draws on that training to support people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and trauma. He focuses on helping people build everyday skills.
Sessions emphasize practical tools for managing strong emotions and improving mood. He encourages clear, respectful conversation so clients feel heard and understood.
How Christopher works
Christopher uses therapies that teach skills and acceptance rather than only talking about problems. He often combines strategies from cognitive behavioral approaches, mindfulness, and acceptance-based methods to fit a person’s needs. That work looks like setting simple goals, trying new coping strategies, and reviewing what helps.
People come for a range of concerns including relationship and family strain, grief, bipolar mood symptoms, attention difficulties, and substance issues. He also supports those navigating gender identity and LGBT-related stress, attachment and identity concerns, body image, and eating-related problems. His style is compassionate and direct.
He aims to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and practice skills between sessions. The emphasis is on usable tools that make daily life easier. Christopher invites those ready to take a first step to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
He offers multiple online session formats to fit different routines and needs.
Christopher lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Christopher works with
The areas below are the ones Christopher selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arkansas |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people accept difficult thoughts and focus on actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and for people facing life changes who want clearer priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, anger, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills; it can help with intense emotions and impulsivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will collaborate with each person to pick strategies that fit their goals and daily life. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and do longer sessions. Phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Chat and messaging work for shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or when someone prefers writing. These options make therapy easier to fit into a busy schedule and allow continued work even when travel or timing is difficult.
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