About Lynnetta
Lynnetta Hawkins uses a blend of client-centered work and practical skill-building to help people face the issues that matter most to them. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 12 years of clinical experience and a focus on relationship and sexual concerns alongside mood and addictive behaviors.
Lynnetta writes plainly and listens closely to understand what each person wants to change. Her approach mixes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools with mindfulness and motivational interviewing.
How Lynnetta works
That combination helps people manage anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictive patterns, and strong emotions like anger. Sessions also address body image, eating concerns, intimacy and kink-related topics, and communication problems in relationships. She has experience working in psychiatric crisis settings and currently manages an inpatient stabilization unit in California.
That background shaped her calm, steady style during high-stress moments and her ability to coordinate care when problems are complex. Lynnetta has also provided independent practice therapy in person and online for several years. In sessions she focuses on clear goals and practical strategies.
That might mean learning coping skills from DBT, testing thought patterns with CBT, or using motivational interviewing to build readiness for change. She encourages small, doable steps so progress is tangible. People who meet with Lynnetta can expect straightforward conversation, a focus on skills that help day-to-day functioning, and collaborative planning to reach personal goals.
Lynnetta lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Lynnetta works with
The areas below are the ones Lynnetta selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approach-driven care delivered online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience, helping them feel heard and guiding the conversation toward their goals. It is useful when someone needs a supportive space to clarify feelings and values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches people to notice unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and patterns that feed relationship or eating concerns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete coping skills for strong emotions, interpersonal conflict, and impulsive behaviors. It can be helpful for anger, intense mood swings, and challenges with self-control.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lynnetta works together with each person to pick strategies that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for in-depth work and face-to-face conversation, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can support quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
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