Lynnetta Hawkins , LMFT

Lynnetta Hawkins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who earned her master's degree in 2012 from the University of Phoenix. As an LMFT she is trained and licensed to work with individuals, couples, and families on emotional and relational concerns. Over the past 12 years she has built a diverse clinical background, helping people navigate anxiety, depression, personality disorders, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and a variety of relationship and sex-related challenges.

She began working for her county in 2013 conducting evaluations to determine whether individuals met criteria for detention due to danger to self, danger to others, or grave disability. She subsequently joined a psychiatric treatment team on an inpatient unit and now manages that unit, bringing clinical oversight to crisis stabilization and care coordination. In addition to her work in the public sector, she has provided private practice services both in person and online for the past 3.5 years.

Hawkins is advancing her specialty in sex therapy and is close to completing ASSECT certification through The Buehler Institute. Her work includes supporting people and couples with non-traditional relationship dynamics, kink and alternative sexual cultures, painful sex, and broader intimacy concerns. She emphasizes practical tools, therapeutic chemistry, and steady progress toward a more optimistic, glass-half-full perspective, while acknowledging that meaningful change often takes time.