Lance Lashley, LCSW, LISW

Lance Lashley is a licensed social worker based in New Mexico with six years of professional experience. He holds an LCSW, which is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and an LISW, a Licensed Independent Social Worker, credentials that reflect his training in clinical social work.

Lance works with adults facing anxiety, depression, Borderline Personality Disorder, bipolar disorder, relationship challenges, and LGBTQ related concerns. He emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care and adapts conversation and treatment strategies to meet each person’s specific needs.

His approach focuses on collaborative planning, tailoring the pace and methods of therapy to fit individual goals and life circumstances. Lance encourages clients to recognize the courage involved in seeking change and offers steady support as they work toward greater well-being and more satisfying relationships.

Across his practice, Lance aims to create a professional space where people feel acknowledged and guided through practical steps toward their goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Lance draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy as core methods in his work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and to improve everyday functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and is especially useful for intense emotions, relationship struggles, and patterns associated with personality disorders.

Motivational Interviewing is also part of his toolkit when helping people resolve ambivalence about change, including areas like substance use or other behavior changes. Lance approaches treatment collaboratively, working with clients to determine which combination of approaches best fits their goals, preferences, and life context rather than prescribing a single method from the start.

Online therapy with Lance offers flexible access to licensed professional support through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care from different locations, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable, while preserving the therapeutic focus on progress and well-being.