About Lynn
Lynn Tijssen is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with more than two decades of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, grief, addiction, and other major life challenges. Lynn aims for simple, direct conversations that help people find steadiness and clearer next steps.
Her style is interactive and compassionate. She avoids labels that get in the way and focuses on each person's strengths. Sessions are tailored to what a person needs right now, whether that is problem-solving, skills practice, or a chance to be heard.
Background and approach
Lynn draws on a mix of approaches including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, existential thinking, and motivational interviewing. That blend lets her address unhelpful thoughts, increasing motivation, and questions about meaning and values. Practical skills are paired with space to reflect.
She has experience helping people with trauma, relationship strain, sleep and eating concerns, parenting stress, career transitions, and mood disorders such as bipolar and postpartum depression. Lynn also supports work on addiction, codependency, and coping with life changes like aging or end-of-life matters. Sessions may be held by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Lynn serves people in Maine and also accepts international clients. She works in English and brings 21 years of clinical practice to each person she meets.
How Lynn’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered work focuses on the relationship and what matters most to the person. It offers a chance to be heard and to set goals based on personal values and needs. This approach helps with anxiety, grief, and life direction by starting where the person is.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It teaches practical exercises to shift thinking and build new habits. CBT is often useful for anxiety, panic, sleep problems, and mood concerns.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices. Those tools can reduce reactivity, calm the body, and help people notice patterns without judgment. Mindfulness pairs well with CBT and client-centered work to support day-to-day coping.
Deciding which mix of approaches to use is a team effort. Lynn works with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust as needed. That way therapy stays relevant to symptoms, life demands, and personal preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use body language and eye contact. Phone calls need less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and to keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English
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