Lynn Tijssen

Lynn Tijssen is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Maine who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and trauma. She addresses relationship concerns, parenting stress, sleep and eating struggles, anger, and life transitions. Lynn also supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, ADHD, and hospice and end-of-life counseling concerns.

Her style is direct, respectful, and compassionate. She aims to avoid stigmatizing labels and to listen first. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and on practical steps they can use between meetings.

She draws on client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on the person’s experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are used to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Mindfulness practices help manage stress and ground difficult emotions.

Lynn also brings elements of existential thinking to help people find meaning during major life changes or grief. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone wants help with substance use or behavior change and needs gentle encouragement to move forward.

With 21 years of experience as an LCPC, she combines different methods to fit each person’s goals. People can expect straightforward guidance, practical tools, and a collaborative approach to planning next steps. To begin, complete the site’s short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Client-centered work focuses on the person’s own priorities and experience. The therapist listens closely and follows what matters most, helping clients shape goals that feel meaningful and realistic.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, moods, and actions connect. It teaches simple exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and to build new patterns for stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns.

Existential therapy helps people name what gives life meaning during big changes or grief. It supports facing hard questions about purpose, loss, and values without rushing to fixes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lynn will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean using CBT tools some weeks and focusing on meaning and values in others.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session options before booking since formats were not listed in the original profile. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full session would be difficult. Therapists can offer guided exercises, homework, and steady support that fit into everyday life.