Postpartum depression in first-time moms can make the happiest-looking season of your life feel frightening, lonely, and completely unfamiliar. You may wonder whether the crying, dread,...
Christine Lawler LMFT

Christine Lawler is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT, MS) based in Las Vegas and Summerlin, Nevada, with nearly 15 years of clinical experience and thousands of hours of continuing education. She is the founder of The Peaceful Mind Counseling Center, where she leads a team of therapists serving individuals, couples, and families across the Las Vegas valley.
Christine graduated from Brigham Young University's Marriage and Family Therapy program — ranked #1 in the country — and holds advanced training in multiple evidence-based modalities, including the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Trauma-Focused approaches.
She is a USA Today bestselling author and has been featured as a mental health expert in national media including the Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America, Newsweek, and USA Today.
Her clinical specialties include couples and marriage counseling, sex therapy, divorce and family transitions, child and pediatric therapy, therapy for moms, teenage therapy, faith crisis counseling, postpartum therapy, grief counseling, and anxiety. She also serves as a certified psychedelic-assisted therapy provider through the Las Vegas Center for Psychedelic Therapy.
Christine's approach is warm, direct, and evidence-informed. She believes therapy should feel empowering — a place where clients feel genuinely heard, gain meaningful self-awareness, and leave with the tools to make lasting change. She has a particular passion for helping women, mothers, teenagers, and couples find more peace, connection, and resilience in their lives.
She is verified by Psychology Today and has been recognized among the Best Marriage Therapists in Las Vegas. She is also a regular contributor of therapist-informed content on child development, relationships, mental health, and family wellness.
How to Support a Child After Parents Divorce
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Therapy for Burnout: When Rest Isn’t Enough to Help You Feel Like Yourself Again
Have you ever taken a weekend off, slept in, or even gone on vacation, only to come back feeling just as exhausted as before? If that’s where you are, therapy for burnout may be exactly what...
Signs My Child Needs Counseling: What Parents Should Watch For
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How to Calm Anxiety When Nothing Works
When you’re searching for how to calm anxiety when nothing works, you are probably not looking for another person to tell you to “just breathe.” You have likely already tried the breathing, the...
Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts: Why They Happen and When to Get Support
Postpartum intrusive thoughts can feel terrifying, especially when they involve harm coming to your baby or fears that you could somehow do something “wrong.” But here is the truth many new moms are...
Why Do I Feel Like a Bad Mom? Understanding Mom Guilt, Shame, and When to Get Support
If you’ve ever quietly wondered, “why do I feel like a bad mom?” you are not alone, and that question does not mean you are failing. In fact, the very fact that you care enough to ask often points...
Child Anxiety Symptoms Age 5, 6, and 7: What to Look For (and When to Get Help)
If you are searching for child anxiety symptoms age 5 6 7 , chances are something about your child’s behavior is making you pause. Maybe your 5-year-old suddenly refuses school drop-off, your...
How to Help a Child With Big Emotions: Signs, Strategies & When to Get Help
If you’ve ever wondered how to help my child with big emotions while your child is crying, yelling, melting down, shutting down, or spiraling over something that seems “small,” please know this:...
How to Talk to Kids About Divorce by Age: A Therapist’s Guide for Parents
Talking to kids about divorce by age matters because a toddler, a 7-year-old, and a teenager will all hear the same sentence differently: “Mom and Dad are getting divorced.” For a child, divorce is...











