Key details
- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW3515
- NPI1225478654
- Experience34 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-focused goals
About Lynn
Lynn Bertram is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with 34 years of professional experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career questions, parenting challenges, anger, grief, trauma and other life changes. Lynn's background includes roles as a counselor, advocate, nonprofit leader and fundraiser, and she has experience in school settings with trauma-informed and gender-responsive practices.
Her style is direct and interactive. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear conversation rather than jargon. She uses talking, skill-building, and short exercises to help people reduce reactivity, manage frustration, and handle stressful situations more smoothly.
Lynn draws on client-centered principles and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that fuel anger and anxiety. She also uses mindfulness practices to help people notice physical tension and motivational interviewing to explore readiness for change. Solution-focused methods help set small, achievable goals for work and relationships.
Her work includes experience with adoption and foster care topics, caregiver stress, family communication problems, workplace issues, veteran and armed forces concerns, and young adult transitions. She has supported military children and their families and has spent much of her career in educational and community settings.
Sessions emphasize practical coping skills you can use between meetings. Lynn encourages straightforward planning, measurable steps, and honest feedback. To begin, she asks people to outline the problems that matter most so sessions can focus on what will make daily life more manageable.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online work and how they help
Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so people can describe what angers them and what matters most. It helps build a working relationship and makes room for the person's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors together and uses practical exercises to reduce reactivity and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness therapy teaches short attention and breathing practices that reduce physical tension and interrupt automatic responses.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to test methods and decide which tools fit best for the client's needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions evolve based on what helps most in day-to-day life rather than sticking to a single method.
Confirm the available session formats before booking. When offered, online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins during a lunch break, and reduce travel time for people with demanding schedules. Some formats may be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Ask which options Lynn uses so sessions can be scheduled to match everyday routines and practical constraints.
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Experience
34+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger and stress does she help with?
She helps people manage snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and general stress responses. Anger is listed among her supported concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct, interactive, and practical. Sessions focus on clear conversation, skill practice, and short exercises to change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 34 years of experience working as a counselor, advocate, nonprofit leader and fundraiser, plus school-based roles with trauma-informed and gender-responsive focus.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start a session?
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 anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.