Lynn TijssenLCPC

Lynn Tijssen is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 21 years of experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and related concerns such as postpartum depression, grief, and sleep or eating difficulties. Lynn aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what’s most pressing to them and build practical skills to cope day to day.

Her style is interactive and compassionate. Sessions focus on the person in front of her and on clear steps that can help in the short term. She draws on client-centered work to follow each person’s pace and priorities, and uses motivational interviewing to explore readiness for change.

Lynn also incorporates cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and try different responses. Mindfulness techniques are used to help with stress, panic, and grounding after difficult experiences. Existential conversations can help when people are struggling with life purpose, midlife change, or major transitions.

She has experience helping people with relationship struggles, family problems, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and career issues. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric questions, hospice and end-of-life matters, codependency, and personality-related concerns. She accepts international clients and works from Maine.

Her approach balances support with practical tools. Lynn encourages honest conversation, small experiments between sessions, and check-ins about what is and isn’t working. Prospective clients are invited to choose the Start Therapy button to begin the intake and scheduling process.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. Online work can still center the person’s experience and priorities through careful, empathetic conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. In remote sessions this often means setting simple between-session exercises and reviewing what changed. Mindfulness Therapy teaches techniques to notice the body and breath and to reduce stress; brief guided practices are easy to use during or between online meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lynn will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. She checks in about what helps and adjusts when needed so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible to work with a licensed professional from a distance while keeping sessions focused on real-life challenges and measurable steps forward.