Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Coping with life changes
How Christopher works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christopher
Christopher Lawitzke is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) who supports people facing anger, stress, anxiety, relationship strains, and substance-related concerns. He helps with life transitions, grief, intimacy struggles, and career questions. Christopher uses plain language and a down-to-earth style to help clients focus on practical next steps.
He draws on approaches such as dialectical and cognitive behavioral methods and motivational interviewing to shape sessions. That means sessions often center on simple coping tools, clearer boundaries, and steps to shift rigid thinking patterns.
Background and approach
He also incorporates ideas from Gottman couple counseling when relationship dynamics are a focus. Christopher aims to make session time useful and goal-focused. He helps people prioritize needs, practice new skills, and break problems into manageable actions.
He often uses a warm, lightly humorous tone to lower tension and keep work approachable. His background in human services goes back to 2009, with clinical licensure since 2019. That experience informs work with issues such as ADHD, trauma and abuse, first responder stress, and addiction.
He also addresses attachment concerns, caregiver stress, and isolation. Sessions emphasize concrete skill building and planning. Clients can expect a collaborative process that moves from identifying goals to trying small changes between meetings.
Christopher welcomes conversations about realistic next steps and practical supports for everyday life.
What Christopher works with
Everything Christopher lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Christopher's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based tools and how they work online
Christopher uses methods that focus on skills, behavior, and motivation. Dialectical approaches teach emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills to manage strong feelings and reduce impulsive reactions. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical behavior changes for anxiety, depression, and anger. Motivational interviewing supports people who feel stuck or ambivalent about change by clarifying values and building internal motivation.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods in session, and adjust based on what helps. Clients play an active role in choosing techniques and setting the pace of change.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also allows for continuity of care during life transitions and can make weekly practice tasks easier to integrate between meetings. Christopher will work with clients to choose how sessions will look and to match approaches to each person’s goals and preferences.
Questions people ask about Christopher
What concerns does he help with?
He works with issues such as anger, stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship and intimacy problems, grief, career concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapeutic style?
Sessions are practical and focused on steps you can try. He uses a warm, direct approach and often brings humor to lower tension.
How long has he been practicing clinically?
Christopher has been in human services since 2009 and has held clinical licensure as an LMSW since 2019, with three years listed as clinical experience.
What credential and location does he have?
He holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
In which languages can I meet with him?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.