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Dr. Lynda Cokuslu, LPC

  • Experience9 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Lynda

Dr. Lynda Cokuslu is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia who brings nine years of clinical experience to work with people facing a wide range of life challenges.

Background and approach

She uses a compassionate, holistic lens to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, grief, relationship and family issues, eating and sleeping disturbances, parenting stress, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and career or life-transition difficulties. Her training includes approaches that emphasize understanding internal parts and practical skills for coping.

Her style centers on empowering clients to strengthen self-compassion, communication, and resilience. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person’s concerns, whether the focus is on processing past wounds, managing day-to-day stress, or building healthier behavioral patterns.

She aims to help clients identify obstacles to growth and to develop strategies that fit their lives and goals. Dr.

Cokuslu blends evidence-informed methods with a respectful, nonjudgmental stance so people can explore painful experiences and work toward meaningful change. She offers services in English and schedules sessions according to availability in Georgia.

Therapeutic approaches for online healing and growth



Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites exploration of different parts of an individual’s inner life, helping people understand conflicting thoughts and feelings and fostering internal cooperation; this can be useful for trauma responses, self-criticism, and complex emotional patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and learning practical skills to accept difficult emotions while taking committed action toward meaningful life directions, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where empathy and respect create the conditions for personal insight and self-directed change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. She collaborates with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and may integrate techniques from multiple approaches to tailor care over time. This collaborative stance helps ensure treatment feels relevant and practical for each person.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and access, making it easier to maintain continuity of care amid busy lives. These formats allow ongoing skill practice, timely support between sessions, and options for people who prefer different ways of communicating with licensed professionals and therapists.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, LGBT concerns, relationship and family challenges, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her practice blends person-centered warmth with evidence-based techniques like Internal Family Systems, ACT, CBT, and DBT to combine insight work with practical skills for emotion regulation and behavior change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience providing mental health support and coaching to people facing diverse challenges and life transitions.
What credentials and location information are available?
She is a licensed professional counselor with the Georgia license GA LPC LPC009694 and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are offered and does she work with international clients?
Services are provided in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English