About Lynn
Lynn Novatt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She brings 17 years of combined therapy and coaching experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety while navigating life changes. Lynn aims for clear listening and calm presence.
She uses straightforward conversation and practical exercises so clients can feel seen and heard. Her manner is encouraging and warm, with direct feedback when it helps move things forward.
Background and approach
Her background includes a Master’s Degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica and nearly two decades of clinical and coaching work. That mix informs how she blends therapy with life and leadership coaching skills to help people set goals and make changes. In sessions she draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside mindfulness and positive psychology tools.
Clients who choose to do homework may receive question prompts, worksheets, audio or video resources, and reading suggestions to support progress between meetings. Lynn often helps people build more confidence, sort out control and communication issues, and work through guilt, shame, or isolation. She also supports those facing money worries, questions about life purpose, and challenges in parenting.
Her approach is meant to help clients gain clarity, try new strategies, and take meaningful action.
Approaches for Online Work and Practical Support
Two evidence-based approaches she commonly uses are Cognitive-Behavioral techniques and mindfulness. Cognitive-Behavioral methods focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve coping. Mindfulness practices help people notice stress reactions and cultivate calmer attention, which can lower reactivity and improve focus.She also draws on elements of positive psychology, like learned optimism, to help people reframe setbacks and build resilience. These approaches are presented as practical tools - short exercises, thought records, and simple mindfulness practices - that can be practiced between sessions to support progress.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals and preferences, try methods that fit those needs, and adjust over time. Clients and the therapist work together to decide which techniques feel useful and sustainable.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people balancing busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing reflection and quick contact between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules while keeping momentum on goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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