- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- MD, LCSW-C, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Maryland, Virginia, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Lynly
Lynly Curtis is a licensed clinician in Maryland with an MD, LCSW-C, and WA LICSW and more than ten years of practice. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. Parents reading this will find a calm, straightforward approach that emphasizes strengths and realistic steps.
Her approach centers on listening first and building on what already works in a person's life. Sessions are warm and nonjudgmental.
Background and approach
Faith and spiritual beliefs can be included or left out, depending on each person's preference. Clinically, she draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses mindfulness and EMDR to address traumatic memories when that fits a person's needs.
Lynly adapts methods to each situation rather than following a single protocol. She helps people manage parenting stress, relationship strain, grief, anger, and career concerns. Additional focus areas include attachment, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, eating concerns, and attention-related issues such as ADHD.
The work aims to make everyday life feel more manageable and connected to what matters most. Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative process. Lynly invites clients to identify goals and then try practical tools between sessions.
The emphasis is on steady progress and using strengths to handle current challenges.
What Lynly works with
Everything Lynly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lynly helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lynly lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. It focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping a person identify their own strengths and goals. This approach helps people who need empathetic support and practical problem solving.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress related to parenting or work.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, brings emotion regulation and coping skills into everyday life. It teaches concrete skills for handling intense emotions, improving communication, and reducing conflict. That can be useful for anger, relationship strain, and impulse challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then she will recommend which methods to try and adjust them over time in collaboration with the client.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls work well for longer sessions that need visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, and moments when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into family and work schedules while using approaches like CBT, mindfulness, and client-centered work.
Questions people ask about Lynly
What concerns can Lynly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related topics.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm, respectful, and client-centered. She listens first and then uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and EMDR when appropriate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working in clinical settings and helping people with a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and region are listed for this clinician?
The profile lists MD, LCSW-C, and WA LICSW and indicates practice in Maryland.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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