Dr. Lynda Cokuslu, LPC - Therapist in Georgia

Sleep and rest focus
Values-based work
Skills and coping

About Lynda

Dr. Lynda Cokuslu is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia. She has nine years of clinical experience helping adults work through stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She also focuses on sleep and rest issues alongside challenges such as addiction, trauma, grief, and life transitions.

Her style is warm and straightforward. Sessions aim to help people name what matters, practice new skills, and find small changes that make daily life easier. The work is paced to the client, with practical tools offered between sessions when useful.

Dr. Cokuslu uses a mix of proven approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take committed steps toward them.

Emotion-focused and client-centered ways of working guide how she listens and responds. Those approaches shape how emotions are talked through and how relationships are understood in session. Dialectical behavior skills can be added when stronger emotion regulation or distress tolerance is needed.

Her practice includes concerns such as parenting strain, self-esteem, ADHD, caregiving stress, body image, and chronic health challenges. People who want clear direction and practical steps tend to do well with her collaborative approach. To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name their deepest values and take small, purposeful steps toward them. In online sessions this can mean setting real-world exercises to try between meetings and checking progress together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and trying concrete experiments to shift them, which often fits well with short skill-focused online check-ins. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people explore strong emotions and improve how they relate to others, using guided conversation to track feelings and responses.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to test methods, notice what helps, and adjust the plan based on goals and preferences. That mix-and-match process aims to find what works in day-to-day life, rather than insisting on a single method up front.

Session format options are not specified here, so confirm current formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for brief check-ins on homework or coping skills between longer appointments. For sleep and rest concerns, online sessions can focus on routines, behavioral experiments, and daytime strategies that slot into an ordinary day without promising a specific outcome.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

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 stress Chronic 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 purpose Midlife 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

Credentials

Georgia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, grief, relationship and family concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, ADHD, and related issues listed in her specialties.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach is warm and practical. Sessions focus on naming goals, practicing skills, and applying small changes between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience working as a therapist in clinical settings and private practice environments in Georgia.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Georgia.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to start working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.