About Lynn
Dr. Lynn Grattan is a medical doctor and psychologist with 35 years of experience in Maryland. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low motivation, low self-confidence, ADHD, depression, and grief.
She also supports people coping with major life changes and complex cognitive concerns. Her sessions are shaped by each person's needs. She uses straightforward techniques to build coping skills, solve problems, and improve daily functioning.
Conversations focus on practical steps, clearer thinking, and small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Dr. Grattan often draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. She also uses client-centered listening to make space for the person's perspective and meaning.
Problem solving and coping strategies are added when people are managing transitions or difficult circumstances. Her background includes decades of work in psychology and neuropsychology, including work with cognitive disorders and post-concussion symptoms. That experience informs how she assesses everyday challenges and designs manageable plans for change.
People who choose her can expect calm, direct guidance and practical tasks between sessions. The aim is to strengthen confidence, reduce overwhelm, and improve day-to-day functioning. She invites people to bring their real-life concerns and to move at a pace that feels doable.
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Dr. Grattan commonly uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that maintain stress and anxiety. This approach often includes practical exercises and step-by-step problem solving to improve daily functioning.She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize listening and the person’s own goals, creating space for reflection and meaning-making. When life transitions or specific challenges arise, she adds focused coping and problem-solving strategies to build skills for managing those moments.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and to revise the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions are practical when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, homework review, or flexible planning between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain steady contact while working toward goals.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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