- Years in practice
- 32
- Credentials
- LMSW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Minnesota, Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Lynn
Lynn Craig is a licensed clinical social worker with 32 years of experience supporting people through stressful and painful times. She helps parents and individuals manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and the everyday strains that come with raising children. She approaches people with respect and straightforward, practical help.
Her work draws on client-centered and humanistic ideas, so the person guides the pace and focus of therapy. Lynn combines cognitive behavioral strategies with mindfulness and motivational interviewing to build new skills.
Background and approach
She uses whatever mix best fits each person’s needs, always starting from their strengths. Lynn has worked in healthcare, schools, residential settings, and mental health clinics. That variety shaped a flexible, problem-solving approach that fits many life situations.
She aims for clear, achievable goals so people notice improvement early on. Sessions often focus on simple, usable tools for parenting stress, communication problems, and behavior concerns. Lynn also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment questions, eating-related worries, grief, and identity matters.
She pays attention to how family history and relationships affect current struggles. People meet practical strategies alongside reflective conversation. Lynn helps people practice new ways of coping, communicate more clearly, and make changes that fit their daily life.
Her priority is working together to find approaches that actually help and feel manageable.
What Lynn works with
Everything Lynn lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lynn helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lynn lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online parenting and life challenges
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and take small committed steps toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and times when motivation feels low. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. It is often used when someone wants concrete tools to manage mood and reactions.The right approach is often discovered together. Lynn will listen to your goals and try approaches that suit your needs and preferences. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time so methods match what is actually working for you as a parent or individual.
Online work can fit busy family life because it removes travel time and adds flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging offer quick check-ins or shorter check-ins between full sessions. These options make it easier to schedule around school, work, or caregiving responsibilities while still using evidence-informed strategies.
Questions people ask about Lynn
What problems does Lynn help with?
Lynn works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and parenting concerns. She also supports people facing grief, eating and body image worries, ADHD, and relationship or family problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered, strengths-based style and blends approaches to fit each person. Sessions are collaborative and focus on clear, practical steps as well as exploration.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 32 years of clinical experience working in healthcare, schools, residential settings, and mental health clinics.
What are Lynn's credentials and where is she based?
She holds LMSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Minnesota.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Lynn is available to work with international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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