Garrick Emmanuel Lawton, LPC, NCC, NCAC2

About

Licensed Professional Counselor in Atlanta, GA. Works with Addiction, Anxiety and Depression. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Anger Management
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Self Esteem
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• PsychoanalyticThe tradition that began with Freud. Explores unconscious thoughts and feelings, often through free association, sometimes with several sessions a week.
• Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)A form of cognitive therapy that finds rigid beliefs, such as 'I must be perfect', and replaces them with more flexible ones.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Bisexual, Chronic Relapse, Codependency, Coping Skills, Drug Abuse, Emotional Disturbance, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Infidelity, Lesbian, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Self Esteem, Sexual Addiction, Substance Use, Trauma and PTSD

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Coventry, Optum, Oscar Health, Oxford, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Fees

Individual sessions $98

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals

Ethnicity

Black and African American

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

Argosy University

Years in practice

3

Other offices

Atlanta, 30350

Education & qualifications