Power Through Focus. Freedom Through Control.
Therapy for Anxiety, Burnout, ADHD & Relationship Challenges.
Nutrition-informed therapy for focus, mood, and behavior change.
Helping high-functioning adults navigate anxiety, overthinking, relationship challenges and major life transitions… including challenges related to focus, habits, and energy.
Doctoral-level psychotherapy integrating psychological insight, executive functioning, and behavioral change.
Who I Work With
I work with adults who are thoughtful, capable, and often successful on the outside but privately dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, or a sense of feeling overwhelmed.
Many of the people I work with are professionals, caregivers, creatives, and other high-responsibility individuals who carry a great deal in their work or personal lives. They may struggle with overthinking, burnout, difficulty focusing, or patterns in relationships that feel hard to change.
Others are navigating major life transitions — divorce, grief, career shifts, caregiving responsibilities, or changes in identity and direction.
If you tend to think deeply, push yourself hard, and want a place to work through challenges in a clear and structured way, therapy can provide that kind of space.
Therapy & Specialty Services
Dr. Lawton specializes in psychotherapy for adults experiencing ADHD, chronic overthinking, rumination, burnout, and impulse-driven behavior patterns.
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Many high-functioning adults struggle with constant mental noise — racing thoughts, rumination, difficulty focusing, or feeling mentally stuck.
Therapy in this area focuses on understanding the patterns that drive anxiety, overthinking, and executive functioning challenges. Together, we work on improving emotional regulation, strengthening attention and decision-making, and building practical strategies that reduce mental overload.
Common concerns include:
• anxiety and chronic overthinking
• rumination and intrusive thoughts
• ADHD and executive functioning challenges
• difficulty focusing or completing tasks
• perfectionism and mental rigidity
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Many professionals and caregivers function well externally while privately feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or mentally depleted.
Therapy in this area focuses on identifying the behavioral, emotional, and cognitive patterns contributing to chronic stress and burnout. The goal is to rebuild sustainable ways of working, thinking, and living so that success does not come at the expense of mental and physical wellbeing.
Common concerns include:
• professional burnout and chronic stress
• emotional exhaustion and mental fatigue
• difficulty setting boundaries
• constant pressure to perform
• loss of motivation or mental clarity
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Relationships are one of the most powerful influences on psychological wellbeing. When communication breaks down, conflict becomes repetitive, or emotional distance grows, therapy can help clarify patterns and rebuild connection.
Therapy in this area focuses on improving communication, understanding emotional dynamics, and developing healthier ways of navigating conflict, trust, and intimacy. Whether working with an individual or a couple, the goal is greater clarity, stronger connection, and more effective relational patterns.
Common concerns include:
• recurring conflict or communication breakdown
• trust issues or emotional distance
• intimacy challenges
• relationship transitions or uncertainty
• navigating major life decisions together
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Sustainable change often requires more than insight alone. Many people struggle with habits, routines, or patterns that undermine their mental health, energy, or performance.
Therapy in this area focuses on integrating psychological insight with practical strategies to support behavior change, motivation, and long-term wellbeing. This work can include the emotional and behavioral side of health goals, performance pressure, and the ways lifestyle factors influence mood, cognition, and self-regulation.
Common concerns include:
• habit formation and behavior change
• health behaviors and lifestyle patterns
• motivation and consistency challenges
• nutrition and metabolic factors affecting mood
• performance under pressure
• behavioral and psychological support for GLP-1 weight-loss medications -
Major life changes often challenge identity, stability, and emotional resilience. Therapy can provide a structured space to process transitions and adapt to new circumstances with greater clarity and support.
Therapy in this area focuses on helping individuals navigate major life shifts, caregiving demands, aging, grief, and the emotional strain that often accompanies long-term change. The work is grounded, practical, and attentive to both emotional wellbeing and real-life responsibilities.
Common concerns include:
• major life transitions and identity shifts
• caregiving stress and family role strain
• aging and later-life adjustment
• grief, loss, and long-term change
• supporting loved ones with cognitive decline
What Therapy With Me Is Like
My approach is structured, collaborative, and insight-oriented. Therapy is not just a place to talk — it is a place to understand the patterns shaping your life and begin changing them in practical, sustainable ways.
Our work may focus on emotional regulation, relationships, executive functioning, or behavior change. The goal is greater clarity, stronger self-awareness, and a more workable way of moving through life.