Surilla Lawrence, LPC

Surilla Lawrence is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, and addictive patterns. Her focus also includes codependency, attachment issues, parenting strains, and career-related stress.

She uses clear conversation and practical tools in sessions. She helps people name patterns that keep them overgiving or people-pleasing and practices ways to set limits. Sessions often look at how early attachments affect current relationships and coping strategies for strong emotions.

Surilla draws on a mix of approaches to match what a person needs. She integrates Attachment-Based ideas to understand relational patterns, Client-Centered techniques to keep discussions client-led, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to work on unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when those methods suit the situation.

Her work tends to be straightforward and focused on skills people can use outside sessions. That might include practicing boundary statements, tracking mood and triggers, or rehearsing short responses to difficult conversations. She pays attention to practical barriers so change can fit into a busy life.

People who come to her often want relief from anxiety, clearer relationships, better emotion regulation, or support after loss or trauma. Surilla offers a direct, collaborative style and helps people plan realistic next steps for change.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work