Lynn Vinson is a licensed clinical social worker in California (license number 24854) with more than 10 years of experience as a licensed therapist and over 20 years working as a social worker. Her professional background includes roles as a child protective social worker, hospital social worker, and positions at two psychiatric health facilities in two different states. She has also worked in private practice, served as a psychotherapist in a family health clinic, and contributed as an after-hours member of a crisis intervention and triage team.

She primarily provides therapy to adults and also enjoys working with teenagers. Her approach is eclectic, drawing on cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and principles from positive psychology. Lynn cultivates a nonjudgmental atmosphere that emphasizes acceptance and trust, and she brings personal faith-based values to her work without imposing them on others.

Lynn’s areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self-esteem and depression, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping disorders, parenting challenges, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She also offers pre-weight-loss-surgery consultation and therapy, informed by her own experience with weight loss surgery in 2004, and she provides support for caregivers, people facing life transitions and aging issues (she is 73), grief and loss, guilt and shame, and adults who were molested as children.

She believes in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she tailors conversation and treatment plans to meet each person’s unique needs. Seeking change takes courage, and Lynn aims to support and empower people as they take steps toward a more fulfilling and happier life.