- CBT techniques
- EMDR processing
- Mindfulness skills
About Lynly
Lynly Curtis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland with 10 years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship problems. Lynly also supports people dealing with life changes, grief, parenting strains, anger, and attention-related concerns.
Her approach centers on the person in front of her. She emphasizes identifying strengths and building on them. Sessions often include techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, client-centered work, and mindfulness. She notes that faith can be included in sessions when the client wants it.
Lynly describes a practical style that focuses on clear goals and concrete skills. She uses evidence-based strategies such as behavioral experiments, grounding and mindfulness exercises, and memory processing techniques where appropriate. She also pays attention to relationship patterns and communication habits that fuel repeated conflicts.
Clients can expect straightforward conversations about triggers and coping steps. The work may include short skill-building practices between sessions. Lynly frames progress as learning responses that reduce reactivity and help manage anger and resentment over time.
Her background in social work informs an integrative approach that draws from several therapies. She aims to match tools to each person’s needs and preferences. To begin, she asks about current struggles, past trauma, and what people hope to change.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. It’s useful for exploring how anger shows up in relationships and everyday life. Sessions using this approach emphasize understanding a person’s values and strengths.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches clear, practical skills such as identifying thought patterns, testing assumptions, and changing behaviors. CBT can help reduce reactivity at work or at home by breaking cycles of escalation. EMDR is a memory processing method used to reduce distress linked to past events; it can be helpful when anger is connected to trauma or abuse.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past experiences, and what methods feel manageable. Together they decide whether to focus on skills training, processing past events, or both.
Confirm the current online session options before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people choose sessions that match their energy and schedule. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt mindfulness exercises, CBT worksheets, and EMDR-style processing to virtual sessions when both sides agree.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Maryland, Virginia, Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She helps people who lose their temper with close others, feel mounting resentment, or struggle with irritability at work. Anger is listed among the concerns she treats alongside stress, trauma, and relationships.
What therapy style does she use?
Her style is client-centered and practical, drawing on cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, DBT, and mindfulness. She combines approaches to focus on skills and processing past events.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional work experience as a licensed clinical social worker. That experience includes helping people with anxiety, depression, parenting, and trauma.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW-C status in Maryland and also lists LCSW in Virginia and LICSW in Washington. Her practice location is Maryland.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered. Please check the platform options when you schedule.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on the chosen subscription plan and location.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process initiates the intake and scheduling steps.