About Lynne
Lynne Finger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and ADHD. She draws on 25 years of experience to help people feel less overwhelmed and find clearer direction. Her style is straightforward and compassionate for people who need practical help navigating hard moments.
Her work begins with listening to what feels most urgent, and then setting simple, achievable goals.
Background and approach
She blends insight-focused conversation with concrete tools so clients get relief now while also understanding patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s energy and needs. Over a long career Lynne has supported people dealing with grief, divorce and separation, addiction concerns, chronic illness, and self-esteem or intimacy-related struggles.
She is familiar with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, and the draining effects of compassion fatigue. She also helps with life changes such as retirement and aging challenges. Therapeutic methods include cognitive behavioral approaches to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, psychodynamic work to uncover recurring patterns, and somatic-informed techniques for reconnecting with the body.
Trauma-focused ideas are used when past events continue to cause distress. People who meet with Lynne can expect a down-to-earth, nonjudgmental space where the focus is on practical steps and deeper understanding. She aims to help clients build coping skills, strengthen relationships, and discover ways to care for themselves that last.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, or attention difficulties. It uses practical exercises and homework that fit well into remote sessions.Psychodynamic therapy looks at recurring patterns and early influences that shape current behavior and relationships. This approach helps people gain insight into why they react as they do and can deepen self-understanding over time.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up to decide which methods to emphasize. That plan can shift as progress is made and needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video allows face-to-face conversation; phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a session needs to be shorter; live chat and text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or getting support between sessions. These options increase flexibility and help people maintain continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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