Lynda Nora Durand
Compassionate, practical therapy for life’s disruptions
LMHC New York
- Experience
- 13 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Lynda
Lynda Nora Durand is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who supports people coping with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem challenges, stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting and family concerns, anger, career transitions, bipolar disorder, depression, and other life changes.
Background and approach
She draws on a broad background working with youth in foster care, disaster survivors, crisis respite residents, and victims of crime, which informs a practical, grounded approach to clinical work. Her style emphasizes meeting clients where they are and creating an empathetic, nonjudgmental space for exploration.
Lynda blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered methods, Motivational Interviewing, and trauma-focused practices, adapting techniques to fit each person’s needs. She uses creativity and flexibility to tailor interventions so they align with a client’s goals and lived experience.
With 13 years of experience across Florida and New York, Lynda brings experience from both advocacy and crisis settings into her therapeutic work. She aims to collaborate with clients as they build coping skills, improve communication, process difficult events, and move toward healthier patterns in daily life.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Many of Lynda’s online sessions draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused practices. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical skills to change them, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life stressors. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on processing traumatic experiences in a paced way and building safety and stabilization strategies to manage symptoms and triggers.She also employs client-centered principles, emphasizing empathy, validation, and collaboration so clients feel heard while they explore goals and choices. Finding the best therapeutic approach is part of the work together; Lynda aims to help clients determine which methods fit their needs and adjusts techniques over time based on preferences and progress.
Online therapy with this clinician uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care when travel or life changes occur, and choose a format that feels most comfortable for communication and reflection. Licensed professionals can adapt evidence-informed methods across these formats to support skill building, emotional processing, and practical problem solving.
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Experience
13+ years
Licensed
Florida, New York
Languages
English