Shlomo Lawrence, LMFT

Shlomo Lawrence is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, grief, and midlife transitions. He also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, and career or identity questions. He uses straightforward talk and practical tools to help people move forward.

He brings 12 years of clinical experience working in community treatment, addiction programs, and trauma settings. That experience includes work with co-occurring disorders and with people affected by serious, long-standing trauma. He notes years of direct practice with substance misuse, mood and spectrum disorders, and obsessive or anxious behaviors.

His style is compassionate and down-to-earth. He listens actively and aims to build trust quickly so people feel comfortable sharing hard things. He emphasizes a spiritual and purpose-oriented outlook shaped by his family history as a child of first generation survivors of Nazi Germany.

Clinically, he draws on client-centered ideas along with cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, EMDR for trauma work, and mindfulness practices. He tailors methods to each person rather than using a single fixed approach. He also mentions experience with narrative, structural, solution-focused, and integrative couples approaches.

Shlomo works with a broad range of concerns including identity and intimacy issues, bipolar and depressive conditions, ADHD, anger and codependency, and challenges tied to caregiving, aging, adoption and foster care. Sessions are offered in English and reflect his aim to provide practical help for life changes and healing.

How his approaches work for online or remote therapy

Shlomo commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR alongside client-centered work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and testing small changes to see what helps. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that reprocesses distressing memories to reduce their emotional impact; it is frequently used for trauma and abuse recovery. Client-centered therapy emphasizes an accepting, listening stance and helps people find their own solutions.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. He will work with each person to decide which approach or combination fits their goals and comfort level. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Confirm the current session formats before booking because specific delivery options are not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some people find it simpler to manage therapy while juggling work, caregiving, or health responsibilities, and therapists can adapt exercises and homework to home routines.