Lynnette Thomas, LCSW

Lynnette Thomas is a licensed clinical social worker with a Master of Social Work from the University of Chicago and 37 years of practice. She greets new clients with a calm, straightforward approach and encourages people who are nervous about starting therapy to take the first step. Her work emphasizes collaboration and practical goals that clients set themselves.

Over her career Lynnette has helped people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and relationship conflict. She also supports those dealing with addictions, bipolar disorder, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, and major life changes like divorce or relocation. Midlife questions and transitions are among the concerns she addresses as part of broader life changes.

In sessions she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing along with client-centered listening to help clients name goals and track progress. She focuses on everyday skills such as problem solving, coping strategies, and decision making. Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are also available when they fit a person’s needs.

Lynnette pays attention to a person’s whole life, including physical, mental, and spiritual factors. She welcomes discussion of any topic a client brings up and treats each concern as part of a larger picture. Her style is practical, respectful, and aimed at helping people build skills they can use outside of sessions.

She works with individuals, couples, and families from varied backgrounds and offers daytime, evening, and weekend hours to accommodate different schedules.

How Lynnette’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes respectful listening and following the client’s lead. It’s about creating space for people to say what matters and then deciding goals together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills for coping with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lynnette will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made or new issues arise.

The biography does not list which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow for daytime, evening, or weekend scheduling, and support shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible for people living outside Indiana or in other countries to connect with a licensed professional when that fits both parties.