- EMDR experience
- Couples life changes
- Sleep and stress issues
About Lynn
Lynn Cawley is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, intimacy-related issues, and depression. Lynn also addresses concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety and phobia.
Lynn completed a Ph.D. in Psychology and conducted her dissertation work in Bosnia, where she used EMDR with people diagnosed with post-traumatic stress. That clinical research informs how she thinks about trauma and recovery. She has long experience helping people manage sleep problems that come with stress and trauma.
In practice she talks through the immediate problem and the patterns that keep it going. She has worked with individuals and with couples facing life transitions, such as a new baby or an aging parent moving in. Her work includes practical communication tools and attention to how attachment and abandonment fears shape relationships.
Sessions balance present-day concerns with past events that still affect feelings and behavior. She adapts the conversation and the treatment approach to what each person brings to the room. Lynn frames therapy as a collaborative effort focused on clear goals and steps forward.
People meet her to talk about guilt and shame from relationships, faith, or past choices, and to learn ways to handle those feelings differently. She asks about life routines, relationships, and sleep, and uses that information to shape short- and longer-term plans.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
EMDR is mentioned in her dissertation work and is a method used with trauma; it involves carefully processing distressing memories to reduce their ongoing emotional intensity and can help with post-traumatic stress symptoms and intrusive memories. Attachment-focused ways of working pay attention to how early relationship patterns affect current closeness and communication, and they help people notice and change repeating interaction habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lynn will listen to what you bring, discuss possible techniques, and make decisions with you about what to try first. That collaborative process shapes whether the focus is on trauma processing, relationship patterns, sleep routines, or communication skills.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or remove travel time that interrupts the day. Therapists and licensed professionals often use remote sessions to work on immediate relationship strains, process upsetting memories, or practice new communication skills in real time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, and depression. Additional focus areas include guilt and shame, attachment and communication problems, trauma, and loneliness.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
Approach is practical and conversational: she looks at current reactions and the events that shaped them. She combines discussion of patterns with tools to change how someone responds day to day.
What is her clinical background?
She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and has 30 years of professional experience, including dissertation work using EMDR with people diagnosed with PTSD.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.