About Lawrence
Lawrence Story brings a practical, client-centered practice to people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and major life changes. He holds a Texas Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential - LMFT - and has spent 36 years working in clinical and leadership roles. Lawrence speaks plainly and focuses on everyday steps clients can use right away.
He uses a client-centered stance that listens first and helps people name what matters most.
How Lawrence works
He also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and DBT skills to teach emotion regulation and coping. Mindfulness practices and existential questions help clients consider purpose and meaning alongside symptom relief. Much of his background blends clinical work with organizational leadership.
He has led healthcare teams, consulted for large organizations, and written about treatment approaches in adult partial hospitalization. That mix shapes a hands-on, solution-focused style in sessions. Lawrence often integrates personal stories and real-world examples to make ideas easier to use.
Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, skill practice, and steady progress toward those goals. He aims to help people regain hope and move forward when life feels stuck. He offers services from Texas and conducts therapy in English.
Over decades he has worked with people on issues such as trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, body image, parenting stress, substance misuse, anger, and career questions. If a client wants coaching alongside therapy, he can include that in planning.
Lawrence lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Lawrence works with
The areas below are the ones Lawrence selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 36 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches adapt to online care
Lawrence blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in ways that translate well to online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and partnership, helping people clarify goals and feel heard during video or phone conversations. CBT targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and homework that can be shared by message or discussed in sessions. DBT teaches specific skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can be practiced in short live chat prompts and reinforced between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Sessions often combine conversation, skill teaching, and simple exercises tailored to the person's priorities and daily routine.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow for flexible timing and varied interaction styles. Video works well for a face-to-face feel, phone helps when bandwidth is limited, live chat can support focused check-ins, and messaging makes brief coaching or reminders easy to send. These options help people keep steady work on goals while fitting therapy into a busy life.
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