Starting now, you can begin a brand new journey toward a more positive path for yourself – one that’s filled with growth, well being, acceptance, and empowerment.
Lynne M. Klaus, LCSW, LAC
Those aren’t just buzzwords or some kind of unattainable dream – you can start down that path today.
Let’s work together to find solutions that work for you, helping you to discover the true potential of your life. Through various techniques and long-standing approaches with proven results, we’ll be able to discover what behaviors and/or thoughts might be holding you back from living your best life, and finding meaning in everyday situations.
Whether you’re looking for support or guidance through a particularly difficult time, or you’re open to a real change in your life and where you’re going, together, we can work to achieve dreams, and meet your goals.
ABOUT ME
Being a therapist is my second career. Born and raised in Colorado, I spent the first 12 years of my professional life working as a paralegal and federal prison volunteer in the Northern California Bay Area. Following the untimely death of my mother in 1985, I decided to shift my focus from law to helping others. I returned to school and obtained my Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Denver in 2000.
After moving from the Bay Area, I returned to Colorado for many years followed by living in Utah for a year to live near my brother. In 2018, I settled in South Carolina. I am fortunate to have lived in so many beautiful places in the United States and am grateful to now live near the ocean that I love so much.
When not working, you will find me enjoying time with my three Standard Poodles, extended family and friends. I re-energize by practicing yoga, reading and working creatively with my hands.
EXPERIENCE
While in Denver, I spent four years working at Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatry as well as detox. I then spent 12 years providing team-based assessment, referral and monitoring services for physicians in Colorado. Six of those years were spent in a directorship position where I supervised a team of mental health clinicians.
In Utah, I worked in a research cancer hospital setting with a neurosurgery team counseling patients with terminal illness as well as their families.
After moving to South Carolina, I worked in forensics by performing interviews and counseling for abused children, adolescents and their parents. Just prior to moving into private practice, I spent three years working in a medical clinic providing counseling to adult patients.
CREDENTIALS
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) – Colorado License #CSW-992975
Licensed Independent Social Worker Supervisor (LISW-CP/S) – South Carolina License #12402
Licensed Addiction Counselor – Colorado License #ACD-0000978