Lynda Ketcham, LICSW

Lynda Ketcham is a licensed clinical social worker with 33 years of experience. She offers steady, compassionate care for people facing midlife shifts or the challenges of growing older. Her style is warm and direct, with a focus on helping people find practical ways to cope and move forward.

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the strain of caregiving or chronic illness. Relationship and family tensions, career worries, sleep problems, and issues like addiction or bipolar mood struggles are also part of her practice. Lynda emphasizes understanding each person’s situation before setting goals.

Her approach blends acceptance and commitment ideas with client-centered listening and practical cognitive-behavior strategies. She also uses attachment and dialectical behavior methods when they fit the person’s needs. Sessions aim to build skills for managing emotions, improving communication, and making values-driven choices.

Lynda draws on decades of experience to offer calm guidance during life transitions. She helps people name what matters, notice patterns that cause pain, and practice small changes that add up. Humor and compassion are part of her work when appropriate.

People who want to explore identity, cope with loss, or handle long-term health or caregiving stress will find a steady presence. She encourages steps that fit each person’s pace and priorities, and supports practical problem solving as part of healing.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful actions even when thoughts or feelings are uncomfortable. It can help when people face chronic illness, caregiving strain, or life transitions that leave them unsure what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and moods influence each other and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when intense feelings or relationship conflict are present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That plan can shift over time as new priorities or challenges emerge.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the therapist's biography does not list specific online options. In general, online care can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, shorten check-ins, reduce travel time, or avoid being on camera when that feels better. Licensed professionals can use these options to support skills practice, problem solving, and coping strategies in ways that fit everyday life.