About Lynn
My name is Lynn and I'm a qualified and experienced therapist providing a warm, confidential, and supportive environment at my practice. I specialise in Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT), a powerful branch of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). My aim is to help you explore your concerns and identify exactly what might be stopping you from moving forward in your life.
I consider myself to be a sincere, practical, and encouraging therapist. I work to help you understand the intricate relationship between your beliefs, feelings, and thoughts, as these directly impact your emotional well-being. By taking an active role in our sessions, I offer an approach rooted in empathy and the firm belief that you are the expert on your own experiences.
Together, we will look at you as a whole person to ensure a deep understanding of your challenges. I will help you make sense of overwhelming problems by breaking them down into smaller, manageable parts. This structured approach allows us to work collaboratively toward bringing about tangible, positive change.
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Real-time online appointments · Times in Europe/London · 3-hour minimum notice
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Find another therapistMy professional journey began in Adult Education and the prison service, where I worked as a tutor teaching literacy and numeracy. During this time, I worked with both young adults and mature students, quickly realising that emotional barriers such as anger, low self-esteem, stress, and lack of confidence often prevented effective learning. This sparked my interest in how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy could be used as a tool to overcome these barriers.
In addition to my clinical work, I have extensive experience in the voluntary sector with 'The Silver Line' charity, a befriending service dedicated to combating loneliness. Supporting people from all walks of life through significant life changes and isolation has deepened my understanding of the human experience. I also serve as a trainer, helping new volunteers develop the skills needed to provide meaningful emotional support.
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Lynn Garbutt
“I worked with Lynn at a point in my life when I was struggling with anxiety and depression. I had never used a counsellor before and was very nervous. Lynn was supportive and understanding, and helped me identify the causes of my issues and work through them, leaving me happier, more confident, and able to understand my feelings in a way I never had before. It was truly transformative.”
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Lynn Garbutt
“When I first realised I had anxiety and needed help , it was a daunting thought to open up to somebody I didn’t know and felt I couldn’t deal with this all by myself , I met Lyn Garbutt who instantly welcomed me and made me feel comfortable in explaining my feelings and how I’d got to where I was , over time Lyn unraveled a lot that I thought was irreversible , I got my confidence back and gradually the anxiety faded away and Lyn had left me with the tools to notice it creeping back and start to put it back to bed before it grew again , thank you Lyn you changed my life 😊”
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Lynn Garbutt
“I worked with Lyn on issues related to anxiety and catastrophic thinking that was really impacting my day to day life at the time. She offered strategies that allowed me to really look at what was happening as opposed to what I thought was happening. This allowed me to see how my inner narrative was not a true reflection of what was actually going on. She skilfully and compassionately challenged my negative mindset and allowed me to see situations were not as bleak as I thought and that I had the ability to change the “stories” I was creating. She used a variety of CBT tools to show me that the catastrophe I was expecting never happened and my thinking could be changed. Lynn also gets straight to the point and showed me how to reframe thoughts and used a simple ABC plan to actually see what was really going on. This continues to be useful. I am very grateful for the expert support I got from Lynn and I also appreciated her flexibility in having appointments bi monthly as well as weekly. She also always emailed the resources we had used during the session which enabled me to reflect on what was helping and why.”
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Lynn Garbutt
“I was super nervous about booking apt. Lynn was really welcoming and paced the session brilliantly. Feel SO much better now and know what to do if anxiety comes back. Highly recommend”
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