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Lynne Healey

Lynne Healey

LMHC

Therapist · Florida · 22+ years of experience

Compassionate, practical therapy for strong emotions

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  • Focus on anger
  • Practical coping skills
  • Trauma-informed care

About Lynne

Lynne Healey, LMHC, helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma find practical ways to cope and move forward. She brings 22 years of experience and a hopeful outlook. Her style is direct, compassionate, and solution-focused. Lynne emphasizes clear, doable steps in sessions. She listens closely and tailors plans to each person's needs. She uses methods that teach skills for managing strong emotions, improving sleep and eating patterns, and handling relationship and career challenges. Much of her work has focused on trauma and its effects. She has used eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, among other approaches, when trauma is part of the picture. She also has long experience helping people with anxiety and depression, and has supported survivors of school shootings in their recovery. Lynne understands parenting pressures and caregiver stress from her own experience as a parent. She helps people handle grief, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image struggles, and co-occurring issues such as chronic pain or substance use. She works with people from varied cultural backgrounds. Clients can expect a collaborative relationship. Lynne aims to match treatment to what a person needs and wants. She focuses on practical tools, steady support, and realistic goals so people can get back to the life they want.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

How therapy approaches translate online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship and helping people set goals that matter to them. It involves open listening and working at the clients pace to find solutions that feel right. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is useful for anxiety, anger, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication. It can help with intense emotions and relationship struggles.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to the clients needs, goals, and preferences. Together they can try strategies, track what helps, and adjust the plan over time.

Confirm current session formats before booking to learn which options are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue work when local access is limited or when scheduling around work, caregiving, or health needs is important.

At a glance

Listed location
Florida
Experience
22+ years
Credentials
LMHC
Languages
English
License (Florida)
LMHC · No. MH6134
NPI
1588973325

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Lynne address?

She works with anger, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting challenges, and bipolar concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is compassionate and direct. She focuses on practical steps and skill building to manage strong emotions and everyday problems.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 22 years of clinical experience and long-term work supporting trauma survivors and people with anxiety and depression.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds the credential LMHC, listed as FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered for scheduling.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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