Madeleine Lawson

I specialize in treating trauma, especially childhood trauma, including-- abuse, neglect, chronic invalidation, adoption issues, family substance misuse, bullying, and sexual trauma. I am trauma-informed across my practice, and use EMDR and other somatic, experiential techniques to help clients safely reprocess and heal from traumatic experience.

My practice is depth-oriented and draws on Jungian psychology, existential psychology, object-relations theory, Bowen Family Systems Theory, and other depth fields.

I draw from various modalities organized by family systems theory, including Bowen Family Systems Theory, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Structural Family Therapy. My work with families is grounded in principles of interpersonal neurobiology-- I create a grounded, soothing, fluid space for fractured nervous systems to attune to one another and begin to heal.

Many of my clients struggle with persistent feelings of emptiness and sadness. As a systemic, depth-oriented therapist, I believe that treating depression requires careful tending to a myriad of factors-- formative experiences, early environments, genetic disposition, natural temperament, cultural or identity-based marginalization, learned thought patterns, and more. I use EMDR and other somatic techniques to strengthen neural pathways toward joy, connection, and deep fulfillment.

I see couples of all ages and backgrounds, at all stages in their life together. I am trained across various theories and modalities including Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) & Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), EMDR for Couples, Family Systems Theory, and various attachment-based and family systems modalities. I specialize in working with pursue/withdraw patterns, interfaith couples, and blended family integration.

As a Marriage & Family Therapist, I have specialized training in working with multiple family members in the room. I often work with couples, adult children and parents, teens and parents, and adult siblings. I specialize in estrangement, family conflict, and healing from inherited trauma. I am trained in family systems modalities, including Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, and Bowen Family Systems Theory.

A depth-orientation means that my work is geared toward helping people create lasting change in their lives. Depth therapy draws upon clinically effective, evidence-based modalities to address the root cause of suffering. For people who sense that they are living out of step with how they know they should be living or want to live, depth therapy offers meaningful solutions. I have robust training in psychodynamic therapy and systems theory, and my work often draws from Jungian ideas.