Senior Mental Health Clinician
Joy Lawson, MA, LPC
Joy Lawson received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and her master’s degree from Amberton University in Professional Counseling. She is licensed by the state of Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
She believes in a strong, therapeutic relationship for the foundation of successful counseling. She wants her clients to be involved and collaborative in determining their goals for counseling. Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, Interpersonal, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and psychoeducational approaches, she strives to meet her clients where they are and walk beside them through the challenges of life.
Joy has worked in a variety of clinical settings including Inpatient Psychiatric, Outpatient PHP and IOP, Residential Treatment, and Private Practice.
Counseling Approach
Modalities practiced.
Counseling Services
- Individual Counseling
- Couples Counseling
- Family Counseling
- Online Therapy in Texas
Age Groups
- Adolescents (Ages 13–17)
- Adults (Ages 18 and over)
- Elder Adults (Ages 65 and over)
Insurance & Payment
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Curative EAP
- Medicare
- Molina
- Most Major EAPs
- Scott & White Health Plan
- Tricare
- Triwest
- United/Optum
Areas of Focus
Specialty focus
- Abuse and Control Issues
- Addiction and Substance Abuse
- ADHD
- Bipolar Disorder
- Boundaries and Responsibilities
- Codependency
- Divorce and Relationship Recovery
- Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues
- Faith-Based / Biblical Counseling
- Family Conflict
- Marital Enrichment
- Parenting Education and Development
- Power Dynamics
- Relationship Issues
- Women’s Counseling
General areas of focus
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Concerns
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief and Loss Recovery
- Healthy Communication Skills
- Identity Development
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Self-Esteem
- Stress Management
- Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm
- Trauma Recovery
