Surilla Lawrence, LPC
Michigan · 7 years in practice
Surilla Lawrence is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan who focuses on trauma, relationships, and coping with life stress.
License and registration
- LPC, Michigan
- 6401222306 · expires December 2028
- NPI
- 1376100222 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Surilla
Surilla Lawrence is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan who focuses on trauma, relationships, and coping with life stress. She draws on several therapeutic approaches to help people deal with anxiety, grief, depression, and difficult life changes. Surilla speaks plainly and meets people where they are in the moment.
She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early bonds shape current connections. That work often helps people who struggle with abandonment, attachment issues, or intimacy-related concerns.
Background and approach
Surilla also uses Client-Centered methods to shape sessions around each person's values and pace, which can feel more comfortable for someone nervous about therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another tool she brings to sessions. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try out different behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when intense emotions or self-directed anger get in the way of daily life. Surilla has seven years of professional experience supporting people through trauma and abuse, addiction struggles, relationship breakdowns, and caregiving stress. She tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs and goals rather than following a one-size-fits-all script.
That approach is useful for issues like codependency, communication problems, and forgiveness work. Sessions are offered in English for people located in Michigan. She focuses on helping individuals build steady routines, clearer communication, and safer ways to manage strong feelings.
The first steps often involve identifying immediate coping needs and setting short-term goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Surilla lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Surilla names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships affect how people connect now. Online sessions can be used to revisit those patterns and practice new ways of relating in everyday life. Client-Centered Therapy centers each session on the person's own goals and pace, offering a flexible framework to talk through immediate worries and plan next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or lift mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative process makes it easier to find concrete steps that fit a person's life and values.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let someone check in between sessions or use writing to organize thoughts. These options add flexibility and make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this counselor help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strains, and work or career concerns. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and end-of-life counseling related matters.
What is the therapist's general style and approach?
Sessions are client-centered and collaborative, with attention to attachment patterns and practical skills from CBT and DBT. The emphasis is on shaping conversations to fit each person's needs and trying strategies that feel doable in daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with people on trauma, relationship concerns, grief, mood issues, and stress-related problems.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Michigan and provides services to people located in that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide different ways to connect depending on the person's needs and schedule.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is managed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin working with this counselor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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