Lynda Ketcham, LICSW
Massachusetts · 33 years in practice
Lynda Ketcham is a licensed clinical social worker with a long career helping people through hard life shifts.
License and registration
- LICSW, Massachusetts
- LICSW1024618 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1750798773 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 33
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Lynda
Lynda Ketcham is a licensed clinical social worker with a long career helping people through hard life shifts. She brings 33 years of experience and a down-to-earth manner to conversations about stress, loss, mood changes, and big transitions. She listens first and aims to make the room feel calm and nonjudgmental.
Sessions are practical and focused on what is happening now. She uses empathy, clear questions, and occasional humor to help people name feelings and find steps forward.
Background and approach
Lynda draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to understand how emotions shape reactions and patterns. She also uses approaches from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to build new ways of coping with anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. Her work often centers on issues that come up in midlife and aging.
Clients come for help with grief, caregiving stress, chronic illness, career shifts, financial strain, and questions about purpose. She also addresses mood disorders, ADHD, sleep problems, anger, and addiction concerns. Sessions emphasize clearer communication, stronger boundaries, and small, doable changes between meetings.
Lynda supports people in sorting family-of-origin issues, forgiveness, and the heavy feelings that follow loss. Her style is steady, practical, and compassionate. She practices in Massachusetts and conducts sessions in English.
People who want to start can complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first meeting to see if the fit feels right.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lynda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Lynda names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and work with strong feelings that keep them stuck. Online sessions can use this focus to untangle patterns and shift how someone responds to loss, anxiety, or relationship stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy teaches practical ways to accept hard feelings and choose actions that match personal values, which can be practiced between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers clear tools to change patterns and improve mood.Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and the therapist decide together which combination of strategies feels most helpful and realistic for daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit a quick reflection into a busy day. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit work, caregiving, or health constraints.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
Lynda helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She also works with issues like caregiving stress, chronic illness, sleep problems, addiction, and mood disorders.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm, direct, and practical. She listens closely, names emotions, and helps clients try small changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 33 years of professional experience working with adults through midlife and aging challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is a LICSW. Her practice is located in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session based on therapist availability.
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