About Lynnette
Lynnette Thomas is a licensed clinical social worker with 37 years of experience. She holds a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Chicago and uses that background to guide people through stress, anxiety, mood concerns, grief, and relationship struggles. She approaches sessions with practical focus and clear goals.
Lynnette works in a straightforward, collaborative way. She invites people to name goals and track progress. Sessions often include skill practice and problem-solving that can be used between appointments.
Background and approach
Her work includes support for depression, bipolar mood concerns, addiction, trauma and abuse, and ADHD. She also helps with parenting challenges, communication problems, intimacy-related worries, and career stress. Concerns such as body image, codependency, blended family issues, and caregiver strain are also within her experience.
Lynnette draws on client-centered methods alongside cognitive-behavioral and dialectical strategies. She weaves mindfulness and motivational interviewing when it fits the person’s goals. That mix lets her match practical tools to each situation.
Sessions may focus on building coping skills, managing emotions, improving decision-making, or strengthening relationships. She pays attention to physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of well-being and encourages people to bring any concern into the room. Lynnette sees people in Indiana and works with international clients as well.
She offers daytime, evening, and weekend hours and supports multiple online session formats to fit different schedules.
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding together. The therapist follows the person’s lead, helps clarify goals, and supports decision-making. This approach is helpful when someone needs a respectful space to sort through feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and short homework tasks to change unhelpful patterns and improve mood and behavior. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related strategies, and coping with life changes.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It teaches distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness in clear, step-by-step ways. DBT tools can be useful for people struggling with strong reactions or relationship conflicts.
Lynnette approaches finding the right method as a team effort. She will discuss options, listen to your goals, and try strategies that fit your needs and preferences. Adjustments are made along the way so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Messaging and chat offer flexibility for brief updates or on-the-go coaching. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 37 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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