Profile / United States
Lynnetta Hawkins, LMFT
California
LMFT - anxiety and relationship concerns
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness methods
About Lynnetta
Lynnetta Hawkins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, eating issues, trauma and abuse, and parenting struggles. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking to make daily life more manageable.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered techniques and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, test them, and try different responses. She also uses motivational interviewing when someone is weighing change or needs support with substance use and behavioral shifts.
Her background includes work in county mental health services since 2013, including assessment and crisis stabilization on an inpatient psychiatric unit, which she now manages. She has provided private-practice therapy both in person and online for the past three and a half years. This mix of crisis and outpatient experience informs a practical style focused on symptom management and real-world coping.
Lynnetta has worked with people who identify as LGBT and with those navigating non-traditional relationships, BDSM and kink related concerns, painful sex, and broader intimacy problems. She also addresses complex presentations such as personality and attachment issues, co-morbidity, and communication or commitment struggles.
Her approach is direct and action oriented. She will work with clients to set clear goals, practice new skills, and track change over time. People who want structured, problem-focused work that links thoughts and behavior often find this style useful.
How Lynnetta Uses Structured Approaches Online
CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Online CBT sessions typically involve identifying specific thought patterns, testing them with real-life experiments, and practicing alternative behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or relationship distress.Client-centered work emphasizes listening and using the client's own goals to guide therapy. In an online setting this often looks like setting concrete goals together and using regular check-ins to measure progress and adjust the plan.
DBT skills bring practical techniques for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills are useful for people who need tools to manage intense emotions or improve communication in close relationships.
Deciding which approaches to use is collaborative. The therapist will discuss needs, goals, and what has or hasn't worked before, then recommend a path forward. That plan can be adjusted over time based on how the client responds.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Many people find online sessions fit more easily into their week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to practice homework between meetings. Online work can support structured skill building, thought-challenging exercises, and goal tracking without requiring travel.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating concerns, trauma and parenting struggles.
How does she use CBT in sessions?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, test them, and practice different responses to reduce symptoms and improve functioning.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 12 years of experience, including county mental health work assessing and stabilizing people in crisis and managing an inpatient psychiatric unit.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and provides services from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
The biography notes she has provided both in-person and online private-practice therapy previously; 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.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.