Lee-Andre Garvin

Lee-Andre Garvin is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado with seven years of clinical experience. He works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. He also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, and caregiver stress. Sessions are conducted in English and with adults in Colorado. Garvin approaches therapy as a collaborative process. He draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical strategies to help clients name problems and try new ways of responding. Sessions often include direct conversation, mindfulness exercises, motivational interviewing techniques, and exploratory work around identity and interpersonal patterns. He has experience treating substance use and legal issues from prior clinical roles. His background includes a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from the University of Denver and work across the Front Range for over seven years. That work has included roles in substance abuse recovery, high-school settings, and community mental health clinics. Those settings gave him experience with anxiety, depression, trauma reactions, bipolar disorder, dissociation, and identity questions related to race and gender. When meeting someone new he focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions. He uses brief skills practice alongside deeper exploration of patterns that maintain distress. Clients who want to address life transitions, relationship strain, or questions about purpose tend to bring concrete goals and day-to-day situations into sessions. People considering therapy with Garvin are encouraged to complete the brief matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to see how the work feels. He asks clients what they hope to change and collaborates on next steps based on those goals.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Lee-Andre Garvin draws from several evidence-based approaches to guide his work. Mindfulness-based techniques focus on noticing thoughts and physical sensations, which can help reduce anxious reactivity and improve moment-to-moment coping. Motivational interviewing involves open questions and reflective listening to clarify values and build motivation, useful for change around habits or recovery goals.

He also uses talk-based trauma work that helps people name painful memories and understand how those memories affect today's behavior. That work is paced to the client and paired with practical skills so sessions alternate between reflection and concrete tools. Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process; Garvin will collaborate with each person to identify approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing a single method.

If you plan to try sessions online, confirm the available formats before booking since they aren't listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when schedules require, and avoid travel time. It can also let clients try different meeting styles while keeping continuity with a licensed professional during life changes.