About Lynette
Lynette Cisneros LCMHC, LMHC
(she/her/hers)
I am a Licensed Mental Health Clinician in North Carolina and Florida. Throughout my 20 year career I have provided individual, couples, family & group therapy with diverse populations of children, adolescent and adult clients in large urban and rural communities. I have practiced in various clinical settings including: in-home, residential facilities, day-treatment programs, foster homes, elementary & high schools, university counseling centers and private practice. At this time I focus exclusively on providing online telehealth counseling & virtual therapy services for adults across North Carolina and Florida.
Primary Approach
I utilize an Integrative Approach as it allows the counselor to draw from multiple methods across various therapeutic orientations in order to customize the therapy process with each individual. The Integrative Approach is a holistic and welcoming approach which highlights the individual characteristics & experiences of the client, client motivation and the therapeutic relationship as key elements towards affecting lasting change.
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, compassionate, direct 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 assist my clients in identifying which choices, thoughts & behaviors have served them well and which may need to be reframed, redirected or just released.
I believe in validating, empowering, laughing with and when necessary challenging my clients as they increase their self awareness, take accountability for their choices & 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 Lynette's style as a clinician come along.
Specialties
Specialized areas addressed in treatment may include: increasing self-awareness, identifying and maintaining healthy boundaries, identifying effective ways to cope, depression, anxiety, increasing self-worth, decreasing excessive people-pleasing tendencies, unresolved trauma, increasing self-care, 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, challenging faulty thinking patterns, reframing limiting self-talk, improving self-esteem, individual autonomy, grief & loss, life transitions, parent/child dynamics (through the lifespan), identifying ways to manage ADHD tendencies (i.e., procrastination, distractibility, time management), identity exploration & development.
Further elaboration regarding specialties is provided at Treatment Areas.
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On a personal note
Being able to cope with the daily grind of life is important for all of us. One of my preferred coping skills is listening to audiobooks. I also love a random coffee table book find. I value the escapism books provide. Of course we may prefer different kinds of stories however some authors that may be worth a glance are:
Fiction-
-Fredrik Backman
-Neal Gaiman
-Kristin Hannah
-Lisa Jewell
Non Fiction & Fiction-
-Mitch Albom
-Erik Lawson
Non Fiction-
-Gary Janetti
-Jenny Lawson
These particular authors have multiple works I enjoy. However, there are countless quality stories and authors out there. As always, read the story descriptions before you settle in.
See Resources for supplemental therapeutic works. See Musings for thoughts to consider.
I also have a dog. As any pet owner knows, pets are a powerful coping skill. She is not pictured as she would surely be offended by a pile of leaves on her head but you get the point. Her nemesis (not recommended as a pet) is however lurking below.
