About Lynnette
Lynnette Thomas is a licensed clinical social worker with 37 years of practice. She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Chicago and brings long experience helping people navigate hard moments. Her approach is practical and collaborative.
Lynnette focuses on concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, addictions, and relationship struggles. She also addresses grief, parenting strain, eating and sleeping issues, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with big life changes.
How Lynnette works
She works with people on intimacy-related issues, anger, ADHD, and compassion fatigue as well. Her sessions center on the person in front of her. Clients set goals and take an active role in therapy.
Lynnette uses tools drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. These methods help people learn new ways to cope and solve problems. She pays attention to the whole person, including physical, mental, and spiritual needs.
Nothing is off-limits in conversation, and clients are invited to bring whatever concerns they have into sessions. Lynnette aims to improve coping skills, decision-making, and problem-solving through steady, practical steps. Lynnette offers daytime, evening, and weekend sessions to fit different schedules.
She sees clients from Indiana and accepts international clients for remote work. Her style is steady, respectful, and focused on helping people make progress toward their goals.
Lynnette lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Lynnette works with
The areas below are the ones Lynnette selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 37 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client. It helps people feel heard and shape goals that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions so people can try small experiments and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can help with intense emotions and relationship struggles.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities, then suggest which methods to try first. Adjustments are made as needed so the work stays useful and relevant to the person’s life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deep conversations and skills practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can support shorter check-ins or homework review. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep steady progress over time.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with LynnetteWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What kinds of problems does Lynnette help address?
How would you describe her therapy style?
What is her professional background?
Where is Lynnette licensed to practice?
Which languages are available for sessions?
What session formats are offered?
How are fees and payment handled?
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions