Ms. Lynne Scherschel, LMFT
Preferred Name: Lynne
About Me
For nearly 40 years, Lynne has been working as a licensed marriage and family therapist to facilitate God's healing of individuals, families, and marriages. She has considerable experience working with people who have experienced childhood and adult trauma, including but not limited to sexual, physical, emotional, abortive, medical, and spiritual abuse. Lynne is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and is Level II trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She also has extensive experience working with those who are encountering issues of death and loss, parenting, divorce, and step-families. Additionally, she is available for pre-marital as well as marital and family counseling. Her description of her ministry is that she supports people and encourages their hope while God heals them, so that they can have the lives, marriages, families, and careers/ministries that He has ordained for them.
Education & Experience
Lynne earned her BA in psychology and French from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, and her MS in counseling from Purdue University Calumet (now PNW) in Hammond, IN. Additionally, she completed a two-year postgraduate training program in marriage and family therapy.
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
Board of Directors, Lake County Right to Life (Indiana)
Specialty Area
- Abuse/Neglect
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Birth Trauma/Pregnancy Loss
- Chronic Illness/Medical Issues
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Family Issues
- Grief/Loss/Mourning
- Headaches/Migraines
- Marriage/Relationship Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Moral Injury
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Sexual Abuse
- Somatic Issues
- Spirituality
- Stress Management
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults
- Couples
- Families
- First Responders
- Seniors
- Veterans/Military
Language
- English
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- Humana
- Magellan Health
- Medicare
- TRICARE