Dr. Gabrielle Lawrence

Gabrielle Lawrence, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, a certified counselor in the state of Arizona, a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and a Registered Play Therapy Supervisor as well as a Certified Trauma and Loss Specialist for children.. She is a recognized clinician working in the area of grief recovery and traumatic loss. Dr. Lawrence received her masters in Early Learning and Development in 1973 and her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University. In her private practice, she specializes in bereavement, couples in crisis, parenting, divorce adjustment ,children, adolescents and adults with issues of early trauma, abuse. In 1989, she founded the Good Shepherd Counseling Center and in 1990, she co-founded the New Song Center for Grieving Children, a support program for children and families who have experienced the loss of a family member through death. In 2002, Dr. Lawrence was a recipient of the Hon Kachina Award and the Scottsdale Life Magazine Five Who Care Award for her work as a founder of the New Song Center for Grieving Children. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Lawrence is a recent board member and past president of the Arizona Association for Play Therapy. She has also been a member of the graduate faculty of the University of Phoenix in the Department of Counseling. She lectures for schools, hospitals, parent, professional, corporate and community organizations concerning children's issues, traumatic loss domestic violence, ,and relationship management topics such as conflict resolution, anger and stress management.

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