About Terri
Dr. Terri Lechnyr is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, grief, and relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She draws on practical psychotherapy methods to help people feel calmer, more confident, and more in charge of their lives.
Dr. Lechnyr encourages straightforward conversation and an honest, compassionate approach to care. She often supports people who struggle with codependency, people-pleasing, anxious attachment, and racing thoughts.
How Terri works
She helps those facing depression, panic attacks, seasonal mood changes, or midlife questions. She also works with people coping with cancer, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. In sessions she uses client-centered techniques to listen and reflect back what matters most to each person.
She pairs that with cognitive behavioral strategies to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. Mindfulness practices are used to calm the body and reduce worry in the moment. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas help set clear goals and keep progress manageable.
Sessions tend to be practical and goal-oriented, with room for emotion and real-life problem solving. Dr. Lechnyr aims to help people find what works for them rather than impose a single path.
She practices in Washington and conducts therapy in English. Her approach is direct but warm, aimed at helping people move past stuck patterns and build more satisfying daily routines.
Terri lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Terri works with
The areas below are the ones Terri selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit your life, offered online
Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters most to the person in front of the therapist. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people make choices that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to ease racing thoughts and ground focus in the present.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps most. That collaborative tone means the work can shift over weeks so the person feels the approach fits their needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, written reflections, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and try different ways of working until the best fit is found.
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