About Lynda
Lynda Ketcham is a licensed clinical social worker with deep experience helping adults navigate life transitions. She practices with warmth and directness, offering steady support for stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and ADHD-related concerns. She focuses on what is happening now and what you want to change.
Conversations are straightforward and practical. She uses compassion and occasional lightness to help people stay engaged when things feel heavy. In sessions she helps clients sort through relationship strain, family problems, job loss, money worries, and changes that come with aging.
Background and approach
She also addresses chronic illness, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns. The aim is to make daily life more manageable and more meaningful. Her approach draws on methods that teach skills and shift how people relate to their thoughts and feelings.
She will listen closely, help you set clear goals, and suggest step-by-step tools you can try between sessions. Clients are encouraged to bring what matters most to them into the work. With 33 years of experience, Lynda brings a long view to common life struggles.
She meets people where they are and works at a pace that fits each person. If you want steady, experienced help to face a difficult chapter, she offers practical guidance and ongoing support.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts without getting stuck and choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and the stress of life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emphasizes practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, and mood issues. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills for people who struggle with intense feelings and relationship conflicts.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed based on progress and feedback.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins, skill coaching between sessions, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules change.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sleeping disorders
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 33 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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