About Lynn
Lynn Tijssen helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, and relationship concerns. She is Lynn Tijssen, an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor practicing from Maine. Her approach aims to be respectful and compassionate while avoiding stigmatizing labels.
Lynn uses plain language in sessions and focuses on what needs to change now. She draws on client-centered work to follow each person’s pace. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How Lynn works
Her background stretches across 21 years of clinical work. That experience includes supporting people with grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, and issues around intimacy. She also has a focus on addictions, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
Lynn blends mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing to build small practical steps toward recovery. Existential ideas come into play when people want to explore meaning, purpose, or midlife questions. Sessions are tailored to each person’s goals and strengths rather than following a rigid plan.
People who work with Lynn can expect straightforward conversation, practical coping strategies, and attention to daily functioning. She aims to help people reduce symptoms and improve how they handle stress, work, and relationships. Her style is collaborative and aimed at steady, usable progress.
Lynn lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Lynn works with
The areas below are the ones Lynn selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maine |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist values each person’s experience and works at their pace, which can help when addressing anxiety, depression, and relationship worries.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. It is practical and skill-based, useful for stress, panic, sleep problems, and many day-to-day struggles.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining listening-based work with CBT skills and mindfulness practices as progress unfolds.
Online therapy gives flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit into a break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or use shorter, focused exchanges. These options make regular work easier to maintain around work, caregiving, or travel.
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