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MD, LCSW-C, LICSW

Lynly Curtis, MD, LCSW-C, LICSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationMaryland
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Lynly

Lynly Curtis is a licensed clinical social worker and medical doctor practicing in Maryland who brings a decade of clinical experience to her work.

Background and approach

She centers therapy on clients' existing strengths, helping people notice and build on what already supports them while addressing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Her approach blends practical skills with compassionate listening to help clients navigate complex issues such as grief, parenting challenges, intimacy-related concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and career stress.

Her style is warm, nonjudgmental, and collaborative, making room for clients to include faith in sessions if they wish. She draws from several evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Client-Centered techniques, tailoring treatment to an individual's needs and goals.

Lynly emphasizes respect, empathy, and partnership in the therapeutic process and supports clients through both acute difficulties and longer-term growth work.

Integrative Approaches for Online Therapeutic Work

Internal Family Systems (IFS) views a person as made up of multiple parts and helps clients develop a compassionate relationship with those inner parts to reduce internal conflict and support healing from trauma and relational wounds. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a nonjudgmental space where the therapist offers empathy, respect, and unconditional positive regard so clients can clarify values and make meaningful choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for managing anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is collaborative and often evolves over time. The therapist will discuss options, draw on these methods, and tailor a plan based on the client's goals, symptoms, and preferences to determine what feels most helpful in practice.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility for scheduling and accessibility across daily life. These formats allow clients to engage in skill practice, processing, and therapeutic planning from locations that fit their routine while preserving the same therapeutic focus and collaborative relationship they would expect in an in-person setting.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting and career concerns, as well as conditions like bipolar disorder and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her style is warm and client-centered, combining practical skill-building with compassionate exploration and tailoring techniques to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience providing mental health care in a variety of settings.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds MD, LCSW-C, and LICSW credentials with MD LCSW-C 22244 and WA LICSW LW61625070, and she practices from Maryland.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to their preference.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Maryland, Virginia, Washington

Languages

English