Works with
How Garrick works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Garrick
Garrick Lawton is a licensed professional counselor in Georgia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and anger. He frames therapy as a collaborative process and encourages clients to use their strengths to move forward. Garrick draws on practical methods to help people deal with life changes and painful past experiences.
He uses several evidence-based approaches, including acceptance and commitment ideas and cognitive behavioral tools. Garrick also uses attachment-focused work and client-centered methods to build safety and understanding in sessions.
Background and approach
He aims to make skills usable between appointments so people can notice real differences in day-to-day life. Garrick has eight years of professional experience. He works with adults facing problems such as codependency, relationship communication issues, body image concerns, and the aftermath of trauma or domestic violence.
He also supports people coping with separation, dissociation, or mood regulation struggles. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Fees vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Garrick seeks to help people build awareness and practical skills so they can face challenges with more confidence.
What Garrick works with
Everything Garrick lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Garrick's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Garrick lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. It is useful when stress, anxiety, or anger get in the way of living a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, and managing impulses.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That plan can shift over time as progress and challenges become clearer.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls let people work face to face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
Questions people ask about Garrick
What concerns does Garrick commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger, and self-esteem. He also works with related issues such as codependency, communication problems, and body image.
What is Garrick's general approach in sessions?
He uses practical, collaborative work that draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral tools, and client-centered listening. Sessions focus on skills and daily actions clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Garrick has eight years of professional experience supporting people through a range of concerns, from addiction recovery to coping with grief and anger management.
Where is Garrick licensed to practice?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia and provides services from that state.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Garrick?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.