Lynnette Thomas, LCSW
Compassionate social worker focusing on personal stories
Details
| Name | Lynnette Thomas |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Indiana |
| Licensed in | Indiana |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 37 |
About Lynnette
Lynnette Thomas is a licensed clinical social worker with 37 years of experience. She earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Chicago and offers practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction, and relationship struggles. Lynnette focuses on whole-person wellbeing and invites clients to bring whatever matters most to them into sessions.
She uses Narrative Therapy alongside Client-Centered methods to help people tell their stories and find new meanings.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are available when clients want concrete tools for managing mood, anger, and intense emotions. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help with grounding and present-moment coping. Lynnette encourages clients to set their own goals and to check progress along the way.
Sessions often involve talking through difficult memories, identifying patterns that cause pain, and practicing skills to change day-to-day reactions. She aims to make therapy interactive and collaborative rather than a one-way lecture. Her experience spans clinical settings where she supported people with trauma, grief, family and parenting concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiver stress.
She also addresses career concerns, intimacy-related issues, and codependency. The work can include short-term problem solving or deeper exploration depending on what each person needs. Lynnette offers appointments across different times of day to fit schedules.
She works with adults in Indiana and accepts international clients in English. People who want a thoughtful, story-focused approach often find her style a good match.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Lynnette works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- 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
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- 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
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Lynnette among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Lynnette among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Lynnette among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Lynnette among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Lynnette among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lynnette among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lynnette among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Lynnette among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Lynnette directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Lynnette directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based work translate online
Online sessions can be a good place to use Narrative Therapy, where clients revisit life stories and look for new meanings. This approach helps people reframe painful events and see different possibilities for identity and relationships.Client-Centered Therapy is also a strong fit for remote work because it emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client's own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy provides clear, practical steps for changing thoughts and behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed during video or phone meetings.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort with different formats. That means together they can shift toward skills, storytelling, or both as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and skill demonstration. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to use video. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Lynnette commonly help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction, trauma and grief. She also addresses relationship, parenting, eating, sleeping, and career concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and person-centered. She mixes Narrative Therapy with skill-based methods so people can tell their story and practice new behaviors.
How long has she worked in this field?
She has 37 years of professional experience and brings that background to sessions with a practical, steady approach.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing from Indiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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