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Lynnette Thomas

IN LCSW 34005362A
Credentials
IN LCSW 34005362A
NPI Number
1649492034
Location
Indiana
Languages
English
Lynnette Thomas

Accepting new clients

37 years experience | Counselor of Color | Intl Clients Welcome
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About Lynnette Thomas

Hello and welcome to BetterHelp! My name is Lynnette and I applaud you for beginning this journey we call therapy. Whether you’re new to the therapy experience or you’ve been in therapy before, I am here to help you along your journey to wellness and wholeness. I have a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Chicago and over 37 years of professional experience. I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and have engaged individuals, couples, and families in a variety of settings addressing issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, interpersonal and family conflict as well as parent-child relationships. I have also helped clients improve self-esteem, coping skills, adjust to major life changes as well as improve problem-solving and decision-making skills. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing are the primary approaches utilized and clients are encouraged to actively participate in the therapy process by setting their own goals and evaluating progress towards achieving them. Finally, I am concerned about all aspects of a client’s life including your physical, mental and spiritual health and well-being. Therefore, nothing is “off-limits” during therapy, and I encourage clients to bring any issue/concern they may have to therapy sessions. Thank you for allowing me to share my background with you. I have daytime, evening, and weekend hours to meet your needs and look forward to working with you!

Licenses

LCSW
34005362A

Professional experience

  • Addictions
  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Career difficulties
  • Coaching
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Sleeping disorders
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • 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
  • Money and financial issues
  • Mood disorders
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Phobias
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Postpartum depression
  • 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
  • Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues
  • Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English

15 Reviews

“Lynette has been great, at first we were skeptical because she mainly had us talking to each other during our first session, but I think that was her way of getting to know us as since then she has had a lot to say and has helped to guide us back to enjoying each others company”

“Great help”

“Lynnette has a kind spirit and really tries to understand your predicament and meets you in that space. Very kind and lovely. Very professional. She has given me coping skills dealing with the care of my mom( my best friend) who is suffering from dementia.”

“Very communicative. Easy to talk to”

“I can’t put into words how grateful I am for Lynette coming into my life! She has helped me to learn coping mechanisms, learning about myself and how to regain control of myself. I’m thankful”

“Lynnette is a very attentive therapist, with professional expertise & insight. She always has fresh and clear ways to approach a problem & at times (as applicable offers personal reflections. I highly recommend her. She has helped me manage anxiety, family dysfunction & grief”

“amazing woman that always knows how to get us to talk through things we don’t know how to talk about. she is very patient, understanding, and gentle. i would highly recommend her.”

“Lynette is helping me work through my concerns. Good listener. Encouraging.<br /> Easy to work with.”

“It’s been such a pleasure working with Lynette, she makes it easy to have conversations and she truly understands my needs.”

“Lynette is easy to talk to and has offered some good assessment and goal settling methods..”

“I have been working with Lynette for around nine months now, and I can confidently say that her expertise has helped me get to a place where I am more at peace with myself on a daily basis than I ever have been! Now, I can confidently say that I am learning the tools that I need to move forward as a more regulated adult! I think that Lynette has had a huge part to do with this”

“Lynnette is awesome.”

“Lynnette has been great so far. Although I have only been working with her for a short time, I’m confident that she’ll be instrumental in my mental health journey moving forward.”

“She’s Awesome”

“In our first session, she really listened and understood me. It felt like I could vent all my problems without feeling judged. She asked me some thoughtful questions that made me think, but she also helped me figure out what I can do to improve myself and achieve my goals.”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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