- Years in practice
- 37
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Lynnette
Lynnette Thomas is a licensed clinical social worker with 37 years of professional experience. She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Chicago and practices in Indiana as an LCSW. Lynnette welcomes people at different points in life and treats each situation with practical attention and steady support.
Her approach is straightforward and goal-focused. She asks clients to set personal goals and checks in on progress. Sessions often cover day-to-day stress, anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, grief, and relationship problems in plain terms that are easy to act on.
Background and approach
Lynnette regularly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing when helpful, and she integrates client-centered and mindfulness ideas as the situation requires. She helps people build coping skills, improve decision-making, and work through changes like separation, addiction recovery, or job transitions. Parents may find support for parenting challenges, sleep and eating difficulties, and managing anger or self-esteem struggles.
She also addresses attachment, adoption and foster care issues, blended family concerns, and caregiver stress in individual sessions. Lynnette offers flexible hours including daytime, evening, and weekend times. She encourages clients to bring any topic to sessions and to take an active part in shaping therapy.
Her style is practical, respectful, and focused on helping people make changes they can maintain.
What Lynnette works with
Everything Lynnette lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lynnette helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- 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
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lynnette lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- 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 work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting each person where they are. It helps people feel heard and supports them in finding their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills and is useful for intense emotions and relationship struggles.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try methods, check what is working, and adjust the plan over time to fit changing needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for a face-to-face feel. Phone sessions work well when a lower bandwidth option or shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text let clients send messages between sessions and can fit into busy days or offer quick check-ins. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the therapeutic work consistent.
Questions people ask about Lynnette
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career shifts, and ADHD among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She asks clients to set goals, uses straightforward techniques, and focuses on building skills clients can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 37 years of professional experience working in a variety of settings with individuals, couples, and families.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in Indiana and holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Chicago.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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