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About
Life is full of challenges, but challenges give us the opportunity to look at things in new ways, connect with others and find our inner strengths. My goal as a therapist is to help you in this process. We will work on identifying what you are experiencing, how you got there, where you want to go and what you need to achieve your goals. I strive to be both a focused listener and active participant in sessions, and to create a safe space where clients feel understood and respected. Through the therapy process, we develop a relationship that has the potential to be transformative and healing.
As a Syrian-American and first-generation college student, I developed a passion for social change and educational reform. Through EMERGE Center for Social and Emotional Learning I am working to expand the quality, range and accessibility of services for young people and other marginalized populations, such as people of color and LGBTQ individuals.
I am a therapist, supervisor, administrator and activist with extensive training in a variety of therapeutic approaches. I've worked with teens, adults, couples and families for over 25 years in New York, San Francisco and Sacramento region, including UC Davis, Hiram Johnson and DaVinci High Schools.
Call or Email Lawrence Shweky for a free 15 minute consultation now - (530) 304-8030
Finances
- Cost per Session: $175
Pay By:
American Express, Cash, Check, Mastercard, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Out of Network
Verify your health insurance coverage when you arrange your first visit.
Qualifications
- License: California / LCSW 19212
- School: New York University
- Year Graduated: 1992
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: Hunter College School of Social Work / Supervision and Training
- Certificate Date: 1996
- Certificate: San Francisco State University / MA in Education
- Certificate Date: 2007
Endorsements
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MAT, LCSW, NTP
Psychologist, PhD
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA
Psychologist, EdM, PhD
Psychologist, PsyD, CGP, FAGPA
Lawrence Shweky's Groups
Teen Counseling Groups
Two online support and process groups are offered for teens focusing on a wide range of issues, including friendships, self-esteem, identity, school issues, family issues, school stress and other concerns. The groups meet weekly and have a maximum of 6-8 members. One group is for 7-9th graders and the other group is for 10th-12th graders. For more information, contact Lawrence at LShweky@gmail.com
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Specialties
- Child
- Family Conflict
- Relationship Issues
Issues
- ADHD
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- School Issues
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
Mental Health
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Ethnicity:
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Age
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
Communities
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Queer Allied
- Racial Justice Allied
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Last Modified: 26 Mar 2022
(530) 304-8030