Works with
How Lynda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lynda
Dr. Lynda Cokuslu is a licensed professional counselor in Georgia who has spent nine years helping people through difficult times. She focuses on clear, practical steps that make day-to-day life easier.
Her work includes support for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and anger among other concerns. Dr. Cokuslu keeps things straightforward in sessions.
She creates a calm space where people can talk about what is happening now and what they want to change.
Background and approach
She helps clients build better coping skills, improve communication, and manage strong emotions without judgment. Her background blends several evidence-informed methods so sessions can be adapted to each person. That might mean learning new thought patterns, practicing grounding skills, or focusing on values that matter to the client.
The goal is to leave sessions with tools that work in real life. Practical problems like sleep, parenting strain, workplace stress, or relationship challenges are addressed alongside deeper themes such as trauma, attachment, or identity. She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, and complex losses.
Dr. Cokuslu uses a collaborative style. She listens, offers straightforward feedback, and helps clients set small, manageable goals.
For people looking to reduce anger, improve mood, or cope with life changes, her approach emphasizes steady progress and usable strategies.
What Lynda works with
Everything Lynda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lynda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lynda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and managing persistent stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is commonly used for anxiety, mood concerns, and anger management.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Together they will adjust techniques over time to find what helps most in daily life.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can offer brief check-ins or flexible support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules and to practice skills in real-world settings.
Questions people ask about Lynda
What concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, relationship and family challenges, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is compassionate and practical. Sessions focus on clear tools, communication skills, and manageable goals to help people handle daily life and strong emotions.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience as a clinician supporting people through trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LPC, licensed in Georgia.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.