About Lynette

I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida. Throughout my 25 year career I have provided individual, couples, family & group therapy with diverse populations of children, adolescent and adult clients in larger cities as well as rural communities. At this time I focus exclusively on providing individual therapy for adults across NC and FL.

I have chosen to practice in differing clinical settings across various populations. I am confidant this decision has enhanced not only how I practice but also how I move through my own life. Trust me, I loathe to sound cliched but it can be true that the therapist/client journey is a sacred space. I value what this path has granted me and the many opportunities to really get a chance to learn from & better understand people from various walks of life. It has enhanced my perspective and I am a better counselor for it. 

I believe my path has allowed for a deep understanding that the therapeutic space is not 'one size fits all'. Adaptability and authenticity are very important in order to build & maintain trust, receive feedback and impact change.

Settings I've practiced in have included: in-home, juvenile justice residential and day-treatment programs, foster homes, elementary & high schools, university counseling centers and private practice. 

Primary Approach

I utilize an integrative approach as it allows the counselor to draw from multiple interventions across various therapeutic orientations in order to customize the process. The integrative approach highlights the individual characteristics & experiences of the client, client motivation and the therapeutic relationship as key elements towards affecting lasting change. A therapist has to be able to adapt and 'read the room' and this approach encourages that type of flexibility to assure treatment is client specific.

See Treatment Approach for information on the other therapeutic orientations utilized. 

Style

My style & intention through the therapeutic process is to collaborate in a respectful, direct, compassionate and non-judgmental manner. I work to appropriately join with my clients as they identify their personal goals that are both positive and attainable. 

I do not approach therapy from the 'blank slate' therapist perspective however I do believe this space is for and about you and any personal disclosures will be thoughtful and appropriate for rapport building & maintenance. As well as to provide support, validate & encourage you while on your healing  journey. Our therapeutic relationship is intended as a tool to heal not distract.  

I seek to assist my clients in identifying which choices, thoughts, narratives and behaviors have served them well and which may need to be reframed, redirected or just released. Furthermore, I believe in validating, empowering, laughing with and if necessary challenging my clients as they increase their self awareness, sort through the impact of unresolved experiences and establish concrete changes. 

I strive to be welcoming & inclusive while providing a safe space for all my clients to openly be who they are. 

For a further glimpse into my style as a clinician come along. 

Specialties

I choose to be specific when noting specialties in order to activate the 'are we a fit' filter.  I find that by focusing primarily on the broader specialties such as anxiety, life transitions, communication & boundaries this may not fully assist those who are looking to tailor their search.

Precise areas addressed may also include: increasing self-awareness, identifying and maintaining healthy boundaries, identifying effective ways to cope, unresolved trauma, PTSD, decreasing codependent tendencies, adjusting to relocating, depression, self-worth, decreasing excessive people-pleasing tendencies, decreasing thought spiraling, assertiveness, healthy & authentic communication, disentangling from toxic situations and/or relationships, setting & managing realistic expectations of self and others, recognizing and redirecting self-sabotaging tendencies, understanding & differentiating between motivation and self-discipline, challenging faulty thinking patterns, reframing limiting self-talk, improving self-esteem, increasing self-care, grief & loss, parent/child dynamics (through the lifespan), identity exploration & development, neurodivergence, identifying ways to manage procrastination, distractibility and hyperfixation.

Further elaboration regarding specialties is provided at Treatment Areas.