About Lynly
Lynly Curtis is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with an MD and two social work licenses: LCSW-C and LICSW. She brings ten years of professional experience supporting people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and big life changes. Lynly aims to help people identify strengths and use them to cope better day to day.
Her approach is warm and respectful. Sessions focus on practical skills and honest conversation.
Background and approach
She encourages people to share what matters to them and to use their own values and beliefs as part of the work when desired. Lynly blends several evidence-informed approaches to match each person’s needs. She commonly uses client-centered techniques to build a trusting space, cognitive behavioral tools to manage thinking patterns, and EMDR when trauma processing is appropriate.
Mindfulness strategies and DBT skills are added for emotional regulation when helpful. In therapy she helps people with relationship concerns, parenting stress, grief, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, and career transitions. She also supports those coping with complex challenges such as bipolar disorder, ADHD, and the aftereffects of abuse or domestic violence.
People who work with Lynly can expect a collaborative plan that focuses on realistic steps and personal strengths. She aims for clear goals and small changes that add up over time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to connect people to scheduling options and session formats that fit their routine.
How Lynly’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Client-centered therapy centers on the person’s own goals and values. In practice this means sessions focus on listening, reflecting, and building a plan that fits each individual’s life and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete skills to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress and works well through structured conversations and at-home practice.
EMDR is a trauma-focused approach that can help process distressing memories. When appropriate, elements of EMDR are introduced carefully and adapted for remote delivery with pacing suited to the person’s comfort.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust methods based on what is helping. Clients shape the pace and focus while the therapist offers options and feedback.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text sessions work well for brief check-ins or for those who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping clinical approaches adaptable to each session.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, Virginia, Washington
- Languages
- English
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