- Stress and anxiety
- Self esteem work
- LGBT concerns
About Lynette
Lynette Wren is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with five years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and LGBT issues. She also supports people dealing with self-esteem, body image, caregiver stress, loneliness, and questions about life purpose.
She works in a conversational, collaborative way. Sessions center on practical problem solving and clearer communication. She helps people name patterns, try new ways of responding, and build day-to-day coping skills.
Lynette often helps with relationship communication and boundaries. She supports people facing family problems, dependent personality patterns, or the emotional fallout of caregiving. She also addresses guilt, shame, forgiveness, and issues around eating and body image.
When life feels uncertain after a change in work, relationships, or health, she helps people sort priorities and notice what matters next. Her work with LGBT concerns includes exploring identity-related stress and improving relationships affected by those issues.
Her practice draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions look at thinking and behavior patterns and use practical exercises to try between meetings. She asks questions, reflects observations, and offers concrete tools clients can test in their daily life.
People find the structure useful when they feel stuck or directionless. Getting clear about small steps is a common focus. To begin, clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Two evidence-based techniques often used in her work are cognitive-behavioral approaches and skills-based behavioral work. Cognitive-behavioral methods focus on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety or low mood. Skills-based behavioral work teaches practical coping skills, communication strategies, and small behavioral experiments to test different responses in daily life.She also uses person-centered, collaborative conversation to help clients clarify values and next steps. That means she partners with each person to decide which techniques feel most useful. Together they review what is working and adjust the plan as goals and needs evolve.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not list formats. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. If you prefer a particular way of meeting, ask about the available options during the matching process and when you schedule your first session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and LGBT-related concerns, plus related areas like self-esteem and life purpose.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses a practical, conversational approach that identifies patterns, practices new responses, and sets small steps to try between sessions.
What experience does she bring to this work?
She has five years of clinical experience as a practicing social worker in Illinois.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.