- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maine
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Lynn
Lynn Tijssen is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Maine who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and parenting challenges. She uses clear, practical conversation to help people manage overwhelming moments and make better choices for themselves. Lynn writes in plain language and keeps sessions focused on real-life steps that matter.
With 21 years of clinical experience, she blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral and existential ideas.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be interactive and respectful. Lynn asks questions, listens closely, and helps people notice patterns that keep causing pain. Her work covers trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and substance concerns, along with sleep and eating problems.
She also supports people dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and life changes like midlife transitions or end-of-life caregiving. Parenting appears among her focus areas, so she can talk through concerns tied to children and raising kids. Lynn draws on mindfulness to slow strong reactions and on motivational interviewing to build readiness for change.
She emphasizes each person’s ability to make choices that match their values. Treatment plans are shaped to fit a person’s needs and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all script. People who come for help can expect straightforward guidance, gentle challenges, and practical tools to try between sessions.
Lynn frames therapy as a collaborative process aimed at greater calm, clearer decisions, and more meaningful day-to-day living.
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
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Lynn lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Approaches that fit real life and online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgment. It helps people feel heard and supports them in finding their own solutions to emotional and parenting struggles.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It helps with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues by teaching practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple skills to notice feelings and bodily reactions in the moment. Those techniques are useful for stress, panic, trauma responses, and reducing reactivity in relationships.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan together based on what helps most. That collaboration helps match methods to problems like parenting stress, addiction, grief, or career pressure.
Online therapy makes these approaches easier to use in day-to-day life. Video calls let people work face-to-face when travel is difficult. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and need less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or notes between sessions. These options provide flexibility so people can practice new skills when and where they need them.
Questions people ask about Lynn
What concerns does Lynn focus on?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and parenting concerns among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is interactive, respectful, and compassionate. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer choices rather than labels.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience working in counseling and related care settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCPC credential and practices from Maine.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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