Marc Lavett, LMHC

Approach and online care that fit busy lives

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in the room. It emphasizes listening, respect, and following the client's pace so goals feel personal and achievable. This approach helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort out priorities and decide next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts that lead to distress. It includes practical exercises and short experiments to test new ways of thinking and behaving, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress related to parenting and life changes.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify core emotions and learn new ways to respond to strong feelings. It can reduce painful emotional patterns and improve how someone manages grief, anger, or relationship strain with others in their life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean mixing techniques or trying one approach for a time and adjusting based on what helps.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and face-to-face connection. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts between meetings and fit therapy into a busy schedule. These options make it easier to keep consistent progress while balancing work, parenting, and other responsibilities.