Evelyn Meier Lynch, PhD
“Evvie is very non-judgmental, helpful, supportive and encouraging.”
DBT-Linehan Board of Certification, Certified Clinician™
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Rochester
Training: Dr. Evelyn Meier Lynch earned her undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology at American University in Washington, DC. Dr. Lynch completed her pre-doctoral internship at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and her postdoctoral fellowship at Cognitive Behavioral Consultants, LLP specializing in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), PTSD/Trauma, and research. Dr. Lynch is the founder and director of the Comprehensive DBT program at Genesee Valley Psychology (GVP).
Clinical Expertise: Dr. Lynch provides evidence based treatment for teens, adults, and parents of teens/emerging adults. Dr. Lynch specializes in utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to treat Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal thinking/behavior, complex PTSD/trauma, and severe emotion regulation difficulties. Dr. Lynch is a DBT-Linehan Board Certified Clinician and has extensive training and experience treating adults and adolescents with mood disorders (Bipolar, Depression), anxiety disorders (GAD, Social Anxiety, OCD, others), eating disorders, substance use disorders, and PTSD/trauma-related disorders. In addition to DBT, Dr. Lynch is trained in using a number of evidence-based therapy models including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). Dr. Lynch also works with parents seeking consultation to better manage emotion dysregulation and problem behaviors in their adolescent or young adult children.
Approach: Dr. Lynch’s approach balances structure, focus, and clarity with warmth, empathy, and humor. Treatment is evidence-based, goal-directed, and skills-focused while also being collaborative, flexible, validating, and even fun. Therapy is viewed as a place to make changes and gain insight while feeling accepted, supported, and understood.
Therapist Style: Dr. Lynch’s style is direct, transparent, no-nonsense, fun, friendly, approachable, and validating. Ways Dr. Lynch’s clients have described her include: consistent, knowledgable, authentic, kind, clear, reliable, affirming, structured, understanding, humorous, professional, patient, direct, empathetic, “does not take my BS,” proactive, easy to talk to, compassionate, able to give “tough love” when needed.
Diversity & Inclusion: Dr. Lynch is dedicated to providing culturally responsive care that recognizes and values clients’ unique socio-cultural backgrounds and identities. Dr. Lynch is committed to an ongoing practice of personal and professional development focused on maintaining and increasing cultural humility and responsiveness.
Ages: Dr. Lynch treats Adults, Parents, and Adolescents as young as 14.