- Intimacy and sex issues
- Anxiety and mood
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Lynnetta
Lynnetta Hawkins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, relationship challenges, and questions about intimacy and sexual expression. Lynnetta also lists life purpose among her focuses and offers coaching-oriented support for people weighing their next steps after major life changes.
She uses straightforward, practical conversation in sessions. Clients can expect a mix of talking through problems, learning concrete coping skills, and trying new ways to handle difficult moments. She draws on cognitive and behavioral methods to shift unhelpful thinking and on client-centered techniques to follow what matters most to the person in front of her.
Lynnetta has experience in psychiatric crisis settings and manages an inpatient psychiatric stabilization unit. That background informs her work with people navigating severe mood disorders and complex mental health needs. She has also provided private practice services in person and online for several years.
Her practice includes addressing intimacy and sexual concerns, including non-traditional relationships, kink, and painful sex, alongside relationship and family topics. She helps people talk about commitment, communication, attachment and boundaries so they can make clearer choices.
Sessions often include mindfulness tools and motivational interviewing techniques to support behavior change. She frames progress as gradual and works collaboratively on realistic steps. To begin, prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches used in online work
She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep people feeling stuck.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer interpersonal communication. DBT techniques can be useful for intense emotions and relationship conflicts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and preferences and adjusts strategies as progress or challenges appear.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. The profile notes Lynnetta has provided both in-person and online private practice services in recent years, but specific online session types are not listed. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to be on camera for every meeting. Licensed professionals and therapists often use these practical benefits to help therapy fit into everyday life without changing the clinical focus.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating concerns, and life purpose questions.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
She blends client-centered conversation with practical skills from CBT and mindfulness to help people break unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors.
What is her clinical background?
She has 12 years of experience and has worked in county psychiatric settings, including managing an inpatient psychiatric stabilization unit.
What credential and location should I know?
She is an LMFT licensed in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original profile mentions private practice work both in person and online; confirm current session format options before booking.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
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, use the crisis numbers.