Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Lynda works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lynda
Lynda Fenner is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) in Ohio with 22 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage strong emotions, including anger, and supports those coping with stress, anxiety, and depression. She also assists people facing addictions, relationship strain, and family conflict.
Lynda works with concerns related to grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy, sleep problems, and LGBT issues. Additional areas of focus include first responder issues, gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS, hoarding, and infidelity.
Background and approach
Lynda approaches therapy as a collaborative process. She treats each person as the expert on their life and builds on existing strengths. Sessions aim to identify practical steps a person can try between meetings to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
Her style is straightforward and supportive. She helps people talk through current problems, learn new ways to respond to triggers, and practice healthier patterns in relationships and daily routines. People who seek Lynda's help often want direct strategies as well as a steady, empathetic presence while they work through change.
She encourages small, achievable goals and tracks progress over time to adjust the plan as needed.
What Lynda works with
Everything Lynda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lynda's practice.
Evidence-based techniques and online care that fit your life
Two approaches commonly used are practical skills training and structured problem-solving. Practical skills training teaches specific tools to manage intense feelings, reduce impulsive reactions, and improve sleep and daily routines. Structured problem-solving breaks down overwhelming situations into clear steps and helps people try small changes and track results.Another helpful method is trauma-informed support, which focuses on safety, pacing, and building coping skills after difficult experiences. This approach helps people manage triggers and gradually regain control without pushing past their comfort level.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust tactics over time. That collaborative process helps people find what actually helps them day to day.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or work better when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can be useful for short updates, homework review, or when someone prefers written check-ins. These options make it easier to fit care into a busy life and keep continuity between appointments.
Questions people ask about Lynda
What kinds of problems does Lynda help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy and sleeping issues, and LGBT-related matters.
What is her approach to therapy?
Her work uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a collaborative style. She treats clients as experts on their lives and focuses on practical steps to reduce symptoms and improve relationships.
How long has she practiced?
She has 22 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Ohio as an LISW, which stands for Licensed Independent Social Worker.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to therapist availability.