Therapist profile
Dr. Terri Lechnyr, LCSW
Washington
LCSW helping with codependency and relationships
Continue with TerriWhere Terri stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- Psychologist, Oregon / 2057; LCSW, Tennessee / 6510; LCSW, Oregon / L3333; Psychologist, Washington / PY60394738; LCSW, Arizona / LCSW-17414
- NPI
- 1386702207
- Experience
- 19 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Washington
About
- People-pleasing patterns
- Boundary skills
- Cognitive techniques
About Terri
Dr. Terri Lechnyr is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 19 years of experience in Washington. She works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and codependency. She also supports people facing caregiver strain, cancer-related concerns, grief, and midlife transitions.
Dr. Lechnyr focuses on helping people stop putting others first at their own expense. She talks with clients about people-pleasing, anxious attachment patterns, and trouble saying no. Sessions aim to reduce racing thoughts and increase everyday calm and confidence.
Her style combines straightforward feedback with practical tools. She draws on client-centered methods to follow each person’s priorities and on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness is used to slow down strong emotions and reduce panic or rumination.
She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable steps. Those approaches are useful for making changes around boundaries, commitment concerns, and communication problems. Work can include brief goal-setting and regular check-ins to measure progress.
People come to her for help with guilt, shame, isolation, and rebuilding self-esteem after difficult life events. She helps with issues common to women, seasonal mood shifts, and problems with jealousy or social anxiety. The practice aims to help people feel more present and in control of daily decisions.
How sessions work
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the client. In online work this often means the therapist asks about priorities first and builds sessions around those concerns, such as codependency, people-pleasing, or relationship patterns.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and gives concrete steps to change them. Online CBT sessions often include thought records, homework, and short behavioral experiments to practice between meetings.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce racing thoughts and panic. These techniques can be guided during a session and repeated as brief daily exercises.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then adjust methods as progress is made. It is a collaborative process rather than a fixed prescription.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins when schedules are tight, or offer an option that does not require travel. Discuss scheduling and format details during the matching and intake steps so sessions fit everyday routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and codependency. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, grief, and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines client-centered listening with practical tools. Sessions include straightforward feedback and techniques from CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of clinical experience as a licensed clinician. That background informs work with anxiety, panic, midlife issues, and compassion fatigue.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Washington. Location details are provided as part of the profile information.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during intake.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and initial scheduling process.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.